(19)
(11) EP 1 973 782 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
17.02.2010 Bulletin 2010/07

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
23.12.2009 Bulletin 2009/52

(21) Application number: 07712035.0

(22) Date of filing: 15.01.2007
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B65B 25/00(2006.01)
G01N 21/88(2006.01)
 B65B 57/10(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/EP2007/050332
(87) International publication number:
WO 2007/082859 (26.07.2007 Gazette 2007/30)

(54)

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING PRESENCE OF AN OPHTHALMIC LENS IN A PACKAGE

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR ERKENNUNG DES VORHANDENSEINS EINER OPHTHALMISCHEN LINSE IN EINER VERPACKUNG

PROCEDE ET APPAREIL POUR DETECTER LA PRESENCE D UNE LENTILLE OPHTALMIQUE DANS UN EMBALLAGE

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 17.01.2006 EP 06000926

(43) Date of publication of application:
01.10.2008 Bulletin 2008/40

(73) Proprietor: Novartis AG
4056 Basel (CH)

(72) Inventors:
  • BIEL, Roger
    63743 Aschaffenburg (DE)
  • GRUHN, Torsten
    79331 Teningen (DE)

(74) Representative: Bohest AG 
Postfach 160
4003 Basel
4003 Basel (CH)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 0 685 734
EP-A- 1 050 470
EP-A- 1 109 011
US-A1- 2003 205 672
 EP-A- 0 999 140
EP-A- 1 057 730
US-A- 4 514 954
   
  • PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 2003, no. 12, 5 December 2003 (2003-12-05) & JP 2003 267326 A (TOMEY CORP; MENICON CO LTD), 25 September 2003 (2003-09-25) cited in the application
  • PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 2003, no. 12, 5 December 2003 (2003-12-05) & JP 2005 121368 A (TOMEY CORP; MENICON CO LTD), 12 May 2005 (2005-05-12) cited in the application
   
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