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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120037655 | Pen Needle Dispensing Apparatus An apparatus is disclosed for storing and dispensing a pen needle for an injection device, including a packaging assembly including a pliable outer cover, the outer cover having a hub portion, a needle portion disposed at a distal end of the hub portion, and a flange di... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120032565 | DISPENSER FOR DISPENSING TISSUE PAPER AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING TISSUE PAPER A dispenser for dispensing tissue paper. The dispenser includes a housing defining a volume for receiving both a center-feed tissue paper roll and a tissue paper stack, a first dispensing opening situated in the housing for dispensing tissue paper from a center-feed tis... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120029692 | AUTOMATED PILL DISPENSING SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING CHARACTERISTICS OF BOTTLES IN OUTPUT CHUTES USING MODULATED LIGHT SOURCES AND RELATED METHODS OF OPERATION A method of operating a detection system includes receiving a detection signal representing aggregate light emission received from a plurality of optical emitter elements at an optical detector, and determining, from the detection signal, respective light emission recei... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120024881 | Smoking Article Dispenser A smoking article dispenser (100) comprises a dispenser housing configured to receive a cartridge (150) of smoking articles. The dispenser housing interior is configured with elements to dispense a smoking article when the cartridge is actuated between a f... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120024882 | Smoking Article Dispenser A dispenser comprises a housing defining a chamber to receive a charge of smoking articles coupled by a belt and such that the longitudinal axis of each smoking article extends between first and second ends of die housing. The dispenser includes a mechanism to advance t... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120024880 | Container Apparatus with Single-Pill Dispensing and Related Methods Aspects of the disclosure are implemented using a variety of systems and methods involving pill-filtering article that is located and secured inside a pill container. Using one such system, an assembly of articles distributes one pill at a time in the form of a single-p... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120016519 | Apparatus for Dispensing and Detecting Solid Pharmaceutical Articles and Related Methods of Operation A method for dispensing and detecting solid pharmaceutical articles includes: forcing an article through a dispensing channel and past a sensor configured and positioned to detect the article passing through the dispensing channel, wherein the article includes one of th... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120012603 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACCOMPLISHING PRODUCT DETECTION The present invention provides for a vending system wherein a monitoring system verifies that a product ordered by a vending customer is actually delivered through a delivery area to the customer. If the product ordered is unavailable either because of an out of stock s... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120012604 | Vending Dispenser Assemblies for Beverage Dispensers Embodiments of the invention provide vending dispenser assemblies for beverage dispensers. In particular, embodiments of the invention can provide a beverage dispenser with a manually operated vending dispenser assembly that consumes little or no additional electrical p... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120006843 | DISPENSER OF AUTOMATICALLY DISTRIBUTING VARIOUS SHAPED TABLETS IN MEDICINE PACKING MACHINE AND TABLET DISPENSING METHOD THEREOF Provided are an automatic tablet dispenser of an automatic medicine packing machine, and a tablet supply method thereof, which are capable of automatically packing various-shaped tablets, and accurately, cleanly and rapidly distributing the tablets without missing any. ... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120000744 | MERCHANDISER The present application provides a merchandiser. The merchandiser may include an ambient compartment with at least one ambient product therein, a temperature controlled compartment with at least one temperature controlled product therein, and a vending module in communi... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20120000928 | DEVICE FOR DISPENSING VIALS USEFUL IN SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING PRESCRIPTIONS An apparatus for dispensing open-ended objects such as pharmaceutical vials includes: a housing having an internal cavity configured to house open-ended objects, the housing including a guide and a floor; a pick-up unit mounted to the housing, the pick-up unit including... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20120000927 | MERCHANDISER The present application and the resultant patent provide a merchandiser. The merchandiser may include an ambient compartment with at least one ambient product therein, a temperature controlled compartment with at least one temperature controlled product therein, and a r... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110303692 | MEDICINE DISPENSER, METHOD OF DISCHARGING MEDICINE, AND AUTOMATIC MEDICINE PACKING MACHINE INCLUDING THE DISPENSER The present disclosure provides a medicine dispenser, which can detect the number of medicines such that an accurate number of medicines can be discharged for packing, a medicine discharging method, and an automatic packing machine including the medicine dispenser. The ... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110301747 | Automatic Pill Dispensing Device and Method of Use Thereof Devices, systems, and methods for automatic pill dispensing are disclosed herein. An exemplary automatic pill dispensing device includes a temporary storage compartment, a lateral transport assembly, a feeding assembly, a dispensing route, a plurality of optical sensors... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110296693 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HOLDING CUTLERY TOGETHER A module of cutlery may include a plurality of utensils that include a formable material, wherein at least two of the utensils are separably coupled to one another via at least one of an adhesive and a common portion of the formable material.... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110290818 | PHARMACEUTICAL DISPENSER AND USE THEREOF For safe storage and simple and reliable removal of tablets T by a user, a medicament dispenser 1 is created that has receiving means for an exchangeable cartridge 900 containing the medicament portions. The medicament dispenser 1 is equipped with a... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110284568 | CARTRIDGE, A PHARMACEUTICAL DISPENSER CONTAINING THE CARTRIDGE, AND APPLICATIONS OF SAID CARTRIDGE AND SAID PHARMACEUTICAL DISPENSER For safe storage and simple and safe administration of tablets T by a user, a cartridge 900 is provided that can be inserted into a medicament dispenser 1 for solid medicament portions T and that is designed with a reservoir for receiving the medicament po... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110284569 | First in First Out Vending Systems A vending machine for dispensing a number of products. The vending machine may include a transparent panel, a number of visible product columns, a number of non-visible product columns, and a product delivery system.... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110284567 | INNER WIPES The present invention provides a dispenser for moisturized sheets in the core of a toilet paper roll. Not only are wet and dry wipes provided coincidentally, the location is particularly handy for toilet use. In a utilization of existing bathroom fixtures, the novel con... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110278319 | PILL DISPENSER CANISTER HAVING DUAL RESERVOIRS A dual-reservoir canister for dispensing pills includes a dispensing reservoir and a backup reservoir. Pills (solid medications such as pills, capsules and caplets) are stored in both reservoirs but dispensed only from the dispensing reservoir until the dispensing reser... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110278320 | Method for handling valuable items The present invention relates to a method of handling valuable items, such as banknotes and the like, in which there is used a valuable item storage unit (10) which is adapted for receiving and dispensing valuable items/banknotes, wherein the unit (10) pre... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110272425 | SEPARATION DEVICE The present invention concerns a separation device for separating a rod-like element from a plurality of rod-like elements stored in a storage. The separation device may include a storage space having an approximately V-shaped cross section, for storing a plurality of a... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110259907 | MULTIFUNCTION SYSTEM The invention relates to a multifunction system comprising a first module (1) for the automatic distribution of articles and a second module (21) for recovery of used or unusable tennis balls and/or empty tubes of tennis balls.... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110253734 | DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR HANDLING OF DENTAL WORKPIECES A device for handling workpieces. The device has a magazine (12) for holding at least one workpiece, and a delivery location (10). The device is retainable in the magazine by a retainer (s) (43) in the delivery location and displaceable to a position in which the workpi... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110248042 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING SOLID PHARMACEUTICAL ARTICLES An apparatus for dispensing pharmaceutical articles includes a housing assembly and an adjustment system. The housing assembly includes a first inlet wall and a second inlet wall that is moveable relative to the first inlet wall. The housing assembly defines a hopper ch... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110248041 | Interactive Manual Cup Dispenser A use-activated cup dispenser capable of sensing the manual removal of individual cups therefrom is provided. Manual removal is understood to include physical contact between a hand and a cup and extraction of the cup from the cup dispenser by the user. The invention in... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110245969 | METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING STORAGE AND/OR RETRIEVAL OF UNIT DOSE MEDICATIONS A method for facilitating storage and/or retrieval of unit dose medications may include receiving an indication that a medication receptacle is positioned proximate to an alignment pin, determining a position of the alignment pin relative to an alignment guide disposed ... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110233228 | DISPENSING MACHINE A dispensing machine for dispensing items to customers comprising a cabinet having at least one window, a plurality of supports for supporting a plurality of different items to be dispensed to customers, a pointing device for selecting a desired item from the plurality ... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110226794 | VENDOR The present application provides a product vending module for vending a number of products. The product vending module may include a product row, a product gate positioned about the product row, and a product locking system in communication with the product gate. The pr... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110226793 | Vendor The present application provides a vendor for vending a number of products. The vendor may include a cooler and a vending device positioned within the cooler. The vending device may include a number of product shelves with a number of product gates and one or more produ... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110226795 | PRODUCT DISPENSING METHOD AND VENDING MACHINE A method and vending machine for dispensing products, whereby a selected product is transferred by a bin from a relative line on a relative tray of the vending machine to a pickup station communicating with the outside through a window having a movable hatch; the bin be... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110215109 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NON-LINEAR DISPENSING OF SPECIFIC ITEMS ON DEMAND A method and apparatus for secure, rapid, storage and dispensing of varied items from a random location in a storage matrix. Drawers are organized in a ‘slice’ or vertically-oriented frame that supports horizontal shifting of the drawers to dispense their contents. ... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110204075 | Dispensing apparatus system and method An automatic dispensing apparatus system and method for dispensing predetermined objects is disclosed. More particularly, the invention is an automatic bottled water dispensing apparatus system and method having a housing which houses various sizes of bottled water and ... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110204074 | DISPENSING CONTAINER A container adapted for dispensing a product is provided. The container includes an outer casing body for receiving a dispensing tray. The dispensing tray has an internal storage compartment for storage of a plurality of units of a product to be dispensed, and includes ... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110198365 | Game cartridge storage and dispensing system and method for the same A system for storing and dispensing game cartridges and a method for the same. A housing system that requires a user to store a game cartridge in the apparatus before another game cartridge in the apparatus can be dispensed. Thus, insuring that game cartridges will be r... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110198366 | Carton With An Improved Dispensing Feature A carton with an improved dispenser at one of the carton which preserves the integrity of the carton when the carton is opened by permitting a bottom end flap attached to the bottom panel to remain in place and also a portion of each side end flap that is adjacent to th... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110192861 | MEDICAL GLOVE DISPENSING DEVICE AND ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF DISPENSING MEDICAL GLOVES A medical glove dispensing device includes a panel having a plurality of differently sized ports, wherein each of the ports is sized to provide indicia about a size of a medical glove adapted to be disposed behind and dispensed through the port. A holder is disposed adj... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110186587 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PILL MANAGEMENT A pill management apparatus and related methods are disclosed herein. In various aspects, the pill management apparatus may include a housing with a disc rotatably received therein. The disc may be divided into a plurality of compartments, and a compartment of the plura... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110186588 | METHOD FOR EJECTING A TEST STRIP FROM A TEST METER A method for ejecting a test strip from a test meter includes initiating activation of a test strip ejection mechanism that is in a pre-ejection state. In the method, the test strip ejection mechanism includes a shape memory alloy strip that exhibits a solid state trans... | 08/04/2011 |
