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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120109371 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATIC GLUE LEVEL CONTROL The present disclosure provides systems and methods for automatically controlling hot glue level in a book-binding apparatus. The embodiments include monitoring glue level in a reservoir and measuring glue temperature in the reservoir. If the glue level is below a level... | 05/03/2012 |
| 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 |
| 20120016517 | AUTO-CALIBRATION METHOD FOR REAL-TIME AGRICULTURAL SENSORS A method for application of an agricultural product to a field is provided. The method includes acquiring real-time sampled data using real-time agricultural sensors, auto-calibrating the real-time agricultural sensors using statistical characteristics of the real-time ... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20110301749 | NETWORKED VENDOR FOR WORKPLACE OR CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT Aspects of the invention described herein provide an apparatus and method for networked vending. According to embodiments described herein, a vending machine is provided that may be installed and managed by the venue in which it is installed. Consumers may purchase vend... | 12/08/2011 |
| 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 |
| 20110245968 | PAPER-SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PAPER-SHEET PROCESSING METHOD A paper-sheet processing apparatus including a reading unit, a handling determining unit, a cashing processing unit, and an abnormality-handling processing unit is provided. The reading unit reads, from a check, check information containing an amount of the check. The h... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110238210 | Vending Systems and Methods The present application provides a vending system for dispensing a number of products. The vending system may include a number of enclosures with each of the enclosures including an access system, a weighing system positioned about the enclosures, and a user interface i... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110208350 | AUTOMATED PHARMACY ADMIXTURE SYSTEM (APAS) In a preferred embodiment, an Automated Pharmacy Admixture System (APAS) may include a manipulator system to transport medical containers such as bags, vials, or syringes in a compounding chamber regulated to a pressure below atmospheric pressure. In a preferred impleme... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110160902 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING CUSTOMIZED FOOD BLENDS FOR ANIMALS A method and apparatus for producing customized food blends for animals includes a food assembler that is in electrical connection with one or more computer systems that provide instructions and specifications for the preparation of a custom food blend. The food assembl... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110133010 | DISCRIMINATING WEB MATERIAL DISPENSER An automatic product dispenser determines if the roll loaded into the dispenser is approved for use with the dispenser. The core of a roll contains a feature that alters an electromagnetic field created proximate the core. The alteration of the electromagnetic field may... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110125319 | Vending machine for dispensing foods and the like It is provided a vending machine (1) for dispensing foods and the like, comprising at least one food dispenser (2) adapted to hold and dispense foods to a user, and an evaluation system (3) suitable to evaluate the user's body condition and select o... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110098851 | AUTOMATED SEED DETECTION AND PLANTING SYNCHRONIZATION APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM An automated seed detection and planting synchronization apparatus, method and system is disclosed. The invention includes a seed detection protocol configured to monitor a derived metric equated to timing of movement of a seed carried by a seed metering unit from a see... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110077772 | MAKE-UP DISPENSE IN A MASS BASED DISPENSING SYSTEM A chemical product dispenser dispenses a chemical product having at least one active ingredient during a primary dispense cycle based on time or some other factor. After the chemical product has been dispensed, the dispenser determines the amount of chemical product tha... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110015784 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED APPLICATION OF INOCULANTS ONTO FORAGE MATERIALS An automated system and method are provided for application of inoculant products onto forage material. Real time data measurements are taken for relative humidity and moisture content of the forage material in order to timely adjust the dispense rate of the inoculant a... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20100332029 | Medicament/Dosimeter Combination Packaging A system for individual dosing of a medicament, in accordance with the individual pathological properties (“fingerprint”) of a patient—corresponding physiologically or genetically to the disease status is based on two components: the medicament that is to be taken... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100318221 | QUALITY CONTROL SYSTEM FOR BEVERAGE DISPENSER A beverage dispense system has sensors 15,16,17,27 for monitoring one or more characteristics relating to dispense of a beverage and outputting a signal representative of the or each monitored characteristic, and a control system 56 responsive to signals r... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100274384 | CONTINUOUS ROLL WIPE MATERIAL DISPENSER A continuous roll wipe material dispenser includes an upper module containing elements for mounting a rotatable roll of clean wipe material within the upper module and a lower module containing elements for receiving used wipe material within the lower module. The upper... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100222922 | VARIABLE RATE CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT FOR AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPES An apparatus for applying agrochemicals within a geographical area includes a dispensing system configured for dispensing the agrochemicals and a variable rate controller operatively connected to the dispensing system and configured to control dispensement of agrochemic... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100123576 | MEDICATION SERVICE APPARATUS, MEDICATION BOX, AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING MEDICATION An apparatus and method for assisting medication are disclosed. The apparatus includes a medication box and a medication service device. The medication box includes a plurality of containers each storing a paper bag of medication, and discharges a paper bag of medicatio... | 05/20/2010 |
| 20100100234 | AUTOMATED DRUG PREPARATION APPARATUS INCLUDING SYRINGE LOADING, PREPARATION AND FILLING An automated medication preparation system for preparing a prescribed dosage of medication in a drug delivery device. The system includes a plurality of stations for receiving, handling and processing the drug delivery device so that the prescribed dosage of medication ... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100070073 | Bulk Material Transport System In a material handling system having a material feeder, a material container may be configured to discharge material to the material feeder and a process aid may be engaged with the material container, a method including determining a process indicator associated with a... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100017025 | TIME DELAY PRODUCT PUSHING SYSTEM A system for controlling advancement of and access to product and for generating data associated with such advancement and access. Systems of this invention include a pusher system having a track, a pusher, and mechanisms for generating data relating to the movement of ... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20090321472 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY FILLING PRESCRIPTIONS USING INTERCHANGEABLE PLATENS A device for dispensing pills includes a set of pill canisters and a control for releasing a desired quantity of pills from a selected pill canister at a target location. A frame is situated beneath the target location. The frame is adapted to accept and hold a selected... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090315702 | Medication Dispenser Disclosed is a method for providing medication according to a preset schedule, the method comprising: providing a disposable medication dispenser containing medication to a user; connecting one dispenser monitor to said medication dispenser; monitoring a state of said m... | 12/24/2009 |
| 20090299522 | ONLINE SMART PILL BOX DISPENSING SYSTEM An integrated system for automatic, accurate controlled and monitored online pill dispensing. The system has a vacuum based dispensing mechanism capable of individually select any number of pills from any of the programmable drug containers and prepares the required dos... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090281656 | Inventory control and prescription dispensing system A prescription dispensing system including a dispensing vault for storing for storing and dispensing prescriptions, with the vault further including RFID, bar code, and other means for verifying the content and internal location of pre-filled prescriptions; a customer i... | 11/12/2009 |
| 20090222132 | PASTE DISPENSER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME A paste dispenser and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. The paste dispenser includes a stage having a substrate mounted thereon, at least one nozzle dispensing a paste on the substrate by relative movement between the nozzle and the substrate, a measuring... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090178374 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL OF METERED FILM DISPENSING IN A WRAPPING APPARATUS An apparatus for wrapping a load may include a film dispenser for dispensing a film web including a film dispensing drive. The apparatus may also include a rotational drive system for providing relative rotation between the load and the dispenser during a wrapping cycle... | 07/16/2009 |
| 20090171502 | Dispense Verification Meters A dispense verification meter for measuring and verifying dispense operations (e.g., actual dispensed volumes) of media dispense systems. The dispense verification meter preferably automatically corrects zero offset drift, preferably samples the flow rate of media being... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090149987 | Programmed dispensing of consumable compositions Methods and systems for administering consumable compositions according to a programmed dosing schedule are provided. A method for administering a consumable composition may comprise one or more of the following steps: (a) dispensing a firs... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090127275 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING TAKING MEDICINE An apparatus for supporting taking medicine includes a medicine storage unit which has a plurality of medicine storage holes to store therein medicines to be taken by a user, a sensor controller which determines whether the medicine storage holes include medicines there... | 05/21/2009 |
| 20090037020 | PATIENT-SPECIFIC MEDICATION DISPENSING AND NOTIFICATION SYSTEM A medication dispensing system is described. In some embodiments, the system includes a medication station and a controller responsive to patient admittance status information. The medication station includes at least one securable compartment configured to hold medicat... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20080302305 | Interactive Animal Feeding Device An interactive feeding device and method for animals. The device (10) includes an actuator (12) activatable by an animal, a container (18), a chute (20), a motor (14), a delivery mechanism (16) driven by the motor (14) to... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080262651 | HOLDING RACK FOR DOSAGE UNITS WITH AN ACTIVE USER-GUIDING MEANS A holding rack (101, 201, 301, 401) has individual positions or compartments for dosage units (102, 102′, 202, 302). Each of the dosage units has a supply receptacle (104, 104′, 204, 304) and a dispensing head (103, 103′, 203, 303) that... | 10/23/2008 |
| 20080262650 | ULTRA LOW VOLUME CHEMICAL DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD A mobile, real-time system for delivering an aerosol spray to a treatment area while maintaining the fluid within a closed environment for providing maximum personal protection to the operators handling the fluid during the transfer and application of the fluid. The inv... | 10/23/2008 |
| 20080255700 | Pharmaceutical singulation counting and dispensing system An apparatus for counting pharmaceutical units is provided having a supporting deck assembly, a hopper, a cylindrical chamber and a transport ring positioned between the hopper and the cylindrical chamber, wherein the hopper has a tilted floor, which can be shaken or vi... | 10/16/2008 |
| 20080197056 | Materials Recovery Facility Process Optimization Via Unit Operation Feedback Methods and systems are provided for controlling an automatic separator apparatus of a Materials Recovery Facility. An input stream of recycled materials is provided, wherein the composition of the input stream is subject to variation during a time interval. The input s... | 08/21/2008 |
| 20080195252 | Device for dispensing beverages in glasses A dispensing machine with one or more dispensing stations, each provided with a transceiver antenna connected to the programmed electronic unit of the machine. Each dispensing station accommodates a bottle of beverage to be dispensed, having a transponder card, bearing ... | 08/14/2008 |
| 20080140252 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATING WITH A MEDICAMENTS CONTAINER The invention relates to a method of determining a status condition of a medicament container having a memory contained therein for storing medicament effect data, such as, for example, drug interaction, side effect, and other information for determining the status cond... | 06/12/2008 |
| 20080140251 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATING WITH A MEDICAMENTS CONTAINER The invention relates to a method of determining a status condition of a medicament container having a memory contained therein for storing medicament effect data, such as, for example, drug interaction, side effect, and other information for determining the status cond... | 06/12/2008 |
