Patent Document ID: 5461570
Application ID: 08257800
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A quality control system for optimizing process parameters in an automated production line for producing contact lenses, said production line having a plurality of process stations, said system comprising: (a) a plurality of process controllers for controlling one or more process stations, each of said controllers regulating a plurality of process control devices, said devices controlling production parameters used in the automated manufacture of contact lenses at said process station(s), (b) an automated lens inspection means for automatically evaluating each contact lens produced and generating inspection data for each contact lens, (c) polling means for polling each of said process controllers on a frequent basis to acquire process control data for each period, (d) means for generating contact lens data comprising means for correlating said inspection data to said process control data for each contact lens to optimize process parameters used in the production of contact lenses, and (e) a relational database for storing said process control data, said contact lens data and said inspection data received from said correlating means.