CA2534044C - Appareil et processus automatises de preparation de lentilles de contact en vue de leur inspection et de leur emballage - Google Patents

Appareil et processus automatises de preparation de lentilles de contact en vue de leur inspection et de leur emballage Download PDF

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Publication number: CA2534044C
Authority: CA; Canada
Prior art keywords: lens; inspection; package; lenses; carrier
Prior art date: 1994-06-10
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired - Lifetime

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CA002534044A

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CA2534044A1 (fr

Inventor

Borge Peter Gundersen

Niels Jorgen Madsen

Wallace Anthony Martin

Russell James Edwards

Darren Scott Keene

John Mark Lepper

Daniel Tsu-Fang Wang

William Edward Holley

Thomas Christian Ravn

Ture Kindt-Larsen

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Johnson and Johnson Vision Care Inc

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Johnson and Johnson Vision Care Inc

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1994-06-10

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1995-06-08

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2007-04-03

1994-06-10 Priority claimed from US08/258,557 external-priority patent/US5578331A/en

1995-06-08 Application filed by Johnson and Johnson Vision Care Inc filed Critical Johnson and Johnson Vision Care Inc

1995-06-08 Priority claimed from CA002504402A external-priority patent/CA2504402C/fr

1995-12-11 Publication of CA2534044A1 publication Critical patent/CA2534044A1/fr

2007-04-03 Application granted granted Critical

2007-04-03 Publication of CA2534044C publication Critical patent/CA2534044C/fr

2015-06-08 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

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CA002534044A 1994-06-10 1995-06-08 Appareil et processus automatises de preparation de lentilles de contact en vue de leur inspection et de leur emballage Expired - Lifetime CA2534044C (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US08/258,557		1994-06-10
US08/258,557 US5578331A (en)	1994-06-10	1994-06-10	Automated apparatus for preparing contact lenses for inspection and packaging
CA002504402A CA2504402C (fr)	1994-06-10	1995-06-08	Appareil et processus automatises de preparation de lentilles de contact en vue de leur inspection et de leur emballage

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CA002504402A Division CA2504402C (fr)	1994-06-10	1995-06-08	Appareil et processus automatises de preparation de lentilles de contact en vue de leur inspection et de leur emballage

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CA2534044A1 CA2534044A1 (fr)	1995-12-11
CA2534044C true CA2534044C (fr)	2007-04-03

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2006-02-02	EEER	Examination request
2015-08-10	MKEX	Expiry	Effective date: 20150608

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