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US 6,581,761 B1Granted
Mesh tray assembly
AssigneeBausch & Lomb Incorporated
InventorsUlick Stafford, Larry C. Hovey, Madhu Ayyagari
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AssigneeBausch & Lomb Incorporated
InventorsUlick Stafford, Larry C. Hovey, Madhu Ayyagari
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A tray assembly for holding small devices such as polymeric ophthalmic lenses includes a mesh insert having a plurality of wells for containing individual lenses. The assembly may also include a support tray having a perimeter substantially conforming in shape to the outer edge of the mesh insert. Contact is maintained between the support tray and the mesh insert to confine the lenses within the assembly. A stack assembly includes a plurality of multiwell circular mesh trays and corresponding mesh tray covers stacked and secured on a center shaft and provides substantially enhanced efficiency and productivity in processes such as extraction or hydration. Additionally, portions of the mesh insert and support tray may be used with such processes such as lens coating and surface treatment.
A tray assembly for holding ophthalmic lenses, said assembly comprising:
The tray assembly of claim 9, wherein said front portion and end portion of said tray bottom portion have notched areas and said top portion of said tray assembly has resilient members, wherein said resilient members removably engage a respective said notched area to secure said top tray portion to said bottom tray portion.
A stack assembly for holding polymeric lenses, said stack assembly comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.