ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,358, issued on April 29, was assigned to Sixth Sense IP Pty Ltd (South Melbourne, Australia).
"Lens applicator" was invented by Anthony Goss (South Melbourne, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A contact lens applicator is described which automatically applies a contact lens to a user's, or a patients, eye. Embodiments described include a contact lens applicator which includes: a main tool base for housing control system elements; a robotic arm mounted on the tool base; an end effector mounted on an end of the robotic arm for grasping a contact lens for delivery to an eye of the user."
The patent was filed on April 22, 2020, un...