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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7313898 | Container carrying system and method for use in an automated filling process In a container carrier system and method for use in an automated process for filling containers of multiple sizes, pucks of various sizes are inserted into compartments of container pallets to allow containers of different sizes to be held in the compartments. A puc... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7289879 | Pill dispensing system A pill dispensing system includes a shelving unit in array form that holds a number of bulk containers, each holding a bulk amount of a pill to be dispensed. A computer controlled robot removes a selected bulk container and places it on a counter that also dispenses... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7073543 | Medicine feeding apparatus An object of the invention is to provide a medicine feeding apparatus in which it is possible to prevent a medicine from being broken by well absorbing and reducing a kinetic energy at a time of discharging the medicine even in the case that a downsizing and a densi... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7044330 | Vending machine The present invention relates generally to improvements in article dispensing, such as in a vending machine, and more particularly to improvements in product containment systems which improve product storage capacity, as well as the ease and efficiency of product ha... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6702148 | Paper feed assembly A paper feed assembly is disclosed whereby a single driver is used to both engage a paper to be acted on, move or feed the paper to a pre-determined area, and then retract so that the paper may be acted on. The paper feed assembly according to the present... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6540219 | Paper feeding device A paper feed apparatus having a pickup mechanism to pick up a plurality of paper sheets stacked on a chute one by one from the bottom and carrying the paper sheets to a predetermined standby position, comprises a gate 2 disposed facing a pickup roller 1 a... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6352174 | Carton dispensing machine A dispensing machine is used to dispense rectangularly shaped containers including milk cartons and the like, preferably of a size ranging from approximately one-half liter to approximately two liters or even larger. The machine can be used to dispense va... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6176392 | Pill dispensing system A pill dispensing system includes a shelving unit in array form that holds a number of bulk containers, each holding a bulk amount of a pill to be dispensed. A computer controlled robot removes a selected bulk container and places it on a counter that als... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6149031 | Beverage dispensing machine and method of operation thereof A dispensing machine is used to disperse plastic water bottles and the like, preferably of a size ranging from approximately one liter to approximately two liters or even larger. The machine can be used to dispense other products in containers as long as ... | 11/21/2000 |
| 5207350 | System for loading semiconductor package tester An apparatus for loading devices into a semiconductor tester is disclosed. The tester has an input track for accepting devices. The apparatus includes a number of elongated tracks for holding a plurality of semiconductor devices. Each elongated track has ... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5080256 | Slant shelf magazine for automatic vending machines A slant-shelf magazine for an automatic, coin controlled, vending machine adapted to dispense cylindrical articles, such as canned or bottled beverages, which are stored and gravitationally fed from plural, parallel, horizontally inclined superposed stora... | 01/14/1992 |
| 4966304 | Bill money changer for slot machines A roll coin dispenser is extremely narrow and occupies a vacant space between adjacent slot machines. The dispenser changes paper bills into coinage. Loading and access to all internal components of the changer are through the front of an enclosing cabine... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4303179 | High density can stack for automatic can venders A coin operated vending machine has a plurality of storage racks for containers, with each storage rack provided with a selector control button. Each rack includes first and second storage sections, each section having slant storage shelves and a discharg... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4245755 | Product storage space apportioning apparatus for product dispensing machines Apparatus is provided for increasing the product storage capacity of selective product dispensing machines, which must handle a plurality of generally cylindrical product types with one or more product types being accommodated in significantly greater qua... | 01/20/1981 |
| 4232800 | Apparatus for dispensing rolled newspapers and the like Apparatus for individually dispensing cylindrical articles, such as rolled newspapers and the like, comprising vertically inclined, juxtaposed racks for storing articles which travel therealong by the force of gravity, and an adjustable width chute adjace... | 11/11/1980 |
| 3938700 | Multi-rack article dispensing apparatus In a multi-rack can vending machine, an article release mechanism for controllably releasing articles from an article rack automatically into a vertical access as the article level in the access is lowered. The article release is a spring retained flapper... | 02/17/1976 |
