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Microwave Oven With Removable Storage Cassette in Dashboard of Motor Vehicle
A microwave oven adapted for use within a motor vehicle dashboard area. The microwave oven has a removable storage cassette, and slidable platforms for securing and serving containers of beverages and foods.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7896192 | Patient controlled timed medication dispenser A medication on demand dispenser. The dispenser provides patient access to medications prescribed to be available on an as-needed basis but with a prescribed minimum time interval between doses. The dispenser permits access to a single medication dose after each min... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7440817 | Method and control unit for medication administering devices A method and control unit for medication administering devices. The first aspect of the present invention is automatic programming of the scheduled events. The second aspect is simple user-request expression. The third aspect is guided user operation. The forth aspe... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7408843 | Medicine cap timing apparatus A medicine cap with a timing mechanism that automatically resets upon the removal of the cap from a medicine bottle. A timing device is housed within a medicine camp, with a diaphragm housed below the timing device. The diaphragm has a rod extending upward from a ce... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7362660 | Add-on medicine dispenser timer An improved device for timely medication administration that attaches to any original container cap and that measures and displays elapsed time in response to opening or closing of said original container cap is disclosed. Physical, chemical and labeled characterist... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7349858 | Method of dispensing and tracking the giving of medical items to patients A method of tracking and dispensing the dispense of medical items for use by patients associated with a health care institution, includes storing in a data store in connection with a computer, data representative of patients and medical items prescribed for the pati... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7330101 | Prescription compliance device and method of using device A prescription compliance device includes a microcontroller, a program memory storing data representing a plurality of pre-programmed commonly prescribed medication-taking regimens, a selector selecting the regimen and programming the device in accordance therewith,... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7322166 | Apparatus for unwrapping and transporting frangible wafers for ice cream sandwiches and the like The present invention is an apparatus and method for unwrapping a package of frangible articles bearing a wrapping material, the wrapping material having a rear portion and a forward tab, the forward tab adapted to open the wrapping material when pulled, the apparat... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7302311 | Cartridge for dispensing pill- or capsule-form medications in desired doses A system for dispensing pill- or capsule-form medications (61) in desired doses (60). The system comprises a dispensing device (35), which includes a cartridge (20, 40) rotatable relative to a housing or frame (10) and provided wit... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7295890 | Prescription drug compliance monitoring system The drug compliance monitoring system provides a patient with a portable medication dispenser programmed with medication-taking data. The dispenser alerts the patient to take a dose of medication and gathers compliance data relating to the medication-taking data. Th... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7264136 | Medication dispensing method and apparatus A method and apparatus for dispensing prepackaged medication packages includes an apparatus having a body with an internal cavity and an opening. A central processing unit operably communicates with an actuator and at least one sensor within the cavity to regulate a... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7263411 | Secure medicament dispensing cabinet, method and system A medicament dispensing cabinet is comprised of a frame, at least one controller, and a plurality of drawers each movably carried by the frame and each defining a plurality of dispensing cells. A plurality of removable dispensing devices is provided with each one ca... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7219665 | Delivery device A delivery device, e.g. an inhaler, comprises a rotatable metering member adapted to dispense a measured amount of material, a material delivery passage and a material delivery orifice and at least one actuator member adapted to move the metering member form a mater... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7213721 | Personal medication dispenser An automated personal pill dispenser has one or more chambers for holding a supply of pills. A feed mechanism is associated with each chamber and is selectively operable to dispense an incremental number of pills from each respective chamber. A programmable controll... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7149600 | Pipe storage and inventory control chest A materials storage chest system stores and selectively dispenses pipe in response to a controller which selectively limits access thereto. A material dispensing opening prevents access to the chest other than through the controller. A communication system provides ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7137528 | Automated Meds dispenser system An automated Meds dispenser system including a staging station for systematic loading of Meds into vials and an automated Meds dispenser for receiving and for subsequent distribution of Meds containing vials at multiple times over a period of multiple days. User fri... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7122005 | Remote patient monitoring system with garment and automated medication dispenser The invention provides an integrated remote patient monitoring system that includes a garment, a monitoring device, and a medication dispensing unit. The garment is adapted for wearing by a patient, and is adapted to house at least one sensor that is in communicatio... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7108153 | Apparatus, system, and method for a medication access control device A medication access control device having a high-strength, high-impact cover and base that allows manual advancing and actuated dispensing of tablets, capsules, or pills of virtually all sizes from a medication cartridge, having penetrable seals, through a dispensin... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7107122 | Medicine manager An apparatus for enabling a user to follow a detailed schedule for taking a plurality of medicines/supplemdents at various times. The apparatus includes a set of containers, one for each medicine, a release mechanism for each container and a computer programmed to o... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100793 | Pill dispenser Pill dispenser including a base with multiple compartments receivable of pills and a cover member engaging with the base and rotatable relative thereto. The cover member includes an access opening selectively alignable with each compartment upon rotation of the cove... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7073790 | Gaming device A gaming apparatus that can be operated by a player in a slot mode and a pinball mode. The apparatus includes a slot machine that can be activated by the player in the slot mode to display different combinations of symbols. The apparatus also includes a pinball mach... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7066351 | Sanitized dispensing mechanism A sanitized dispensing mechanism mounted to a vending machine includes a receptacle, a barrier and an actuating device. The receptacle has an interior chamber and a rear opening behind the interior chamber through which an item discharged from an exterior opening of... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7048141 | Personal medication dispenser An automated personal pill dispenser has at least two chambers, each for holding a supply of pills. A feed mechanism is associated with each of the chambers and is operable selectively to feed an incremental number of pills from a respective one of the chambers. A p... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7044331 | Media dispenser module and automated teller machine having the same A media dispenser module for an ATM is provided which has a secure locking mechanism. The media dispenser module may include a casing that is separatably coupled to a discharge portion for media, including a media mounting portion, on which discharged media is mount... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7044664 | Prescription drug printer with drug verification indicia and method for use thereof A prescription drug printing machine is used by a physician in connection with prescribing one or more prescription drugs to a patient. The printing machine has a memory unit that contains a database of information on all known available prescription drugs, includin... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7042807 | Medication reminder apparatus A medication reminder apparatus, comprising a parallelepiped case with an electric clock, a processor within the case communicating with the clock, an electronic punch card reader within the case communicating with the processor, a punch card with columns, each colu... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7019475 | Motor stop control device for gaming machine and gaming machine provided with the motor stop control device The present invention can accurately stop a reel at a target position and, at the same time, can offer a wide variety of reel stop process. A motor stop control device includes a stepping motor 70 having two pair of excitation phases as a drive source of a re... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7015796 | Device for weaning an addiction A device for weaning an addiction includes a housing, an indicator, a processor, and an actuator. The processor is configured to deliver a state signal to the indicator under control of an algorithm. The state indicates either an armed state or a wait state. The act... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6994229 | Device for dispensing laminar items A device for dispensing labels of value comprises a lockable housing for containing a roll of transport medium having a plurality of labels releasably adhered thereto successively along its length. The housing has a slot through which the transport medium can be dis... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6981609 | Injection drug feeding device On each of a plurality of disposed racks, an injection drug storing container is each detachably mounted. The injection drug storing container includes a transportation device for transporting a stored injection drug in one direction. The injection drug transported ... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6973371 | Unit dose compliance monitoring and reporting device and system A unit dose medication compliance monitoring and reporting apparatus and system that includes a dispenser shell formed with dose compartments. A retainer sheet affixed to the shell seals each compartment and partially bursts upon dispensing. A sensor network and mon... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971541 | System and method for dispensing prescriptions An automated method for dispensing pharmaceuticals particularly tablets and capsules, and other small discrete objects, includes: receiving prescription information, selecting a container, labeling the container, dispensing the tablets or capsules into the labeled c... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6953342 | Computer program, method, and system for monitoring nutrition content of consumables and for facilitating menu planning A computer program, method, and system for dynamically and interactively providing nutrition content information for consumables such that a user may monitor, tailor, plan, and review their intake thereof in light of a health-related interest or concern, such as, fo... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6929149 | Frozen product vending machine A frozen product, upright-style vending machine having a pick and place mechanism moveable in three dimensions (X, Y, Z) with a fourth, rotational, degree of freedom (W) effected using the Z axis drive. The mechanism moves along tracks in the X-Y directions and is p... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6868983 | Method and apparatus for positioning an article handling device An article handling apparatus embodied, for example, as a vending machine, includes a controllably positioned hose-type dispenser for retrieving articles from an article storage area. A first end of the hose receives article securing energy (e.g., suction), and a se... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6845064 | Add-on medicine dispenser timer An improved device for timely medication administration that attaches to any original container cap and that measures and displays elapsed time in response to opening or closing of said original container cap is disclosed. Physical, chemical and labeled characterist... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6783028 | Fuel dispensing nozzle equipped with a game or other activity Fuel dispensing nozzles which are equipped with novel systems which enable the user to fuel vehicles, while at the same time, to participate in a passive or interactive activity such as a novel game, quiz, survey, coupon system or, be exposed to an illuminated infor... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6771174 | Digital pillbox A digital pillbox, a personal alert device, and a computer-implemented system and method for aiding a patient in maintaining a desirable dosage schedule of medicines. Sensors and logic determine a time and quantity of a dosage taken, if any, and the system keeps rec... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6732884 | Bulk medication dispenser and monitoring device A medication dispensing system comprising an on-site medication dispensing unit and a central monitoring facility. The on-site medication dispensing unit holds bulk amounts of medication in a plurality of separate receptacles from which it selects a desired medicati... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6696924 | Hand-held apparatus for monitoring drug-nutrient-mineral interactions and method therefor A hand-held device for alerting a user when scheduled medications, nutritional supplements, nutrients and minerals should be ingested. The device includes a processor positioned and a memory unit connected to the processor for storing user input data conc... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6687190 | Method and apparatus for clinical trials A method for conducting clinical trials for a medication uses a unique identifier, a clock and an smart memory associated with the medication. Information regarding a method of calculating a next take time is received. It is determined if an identifier fi... | 02/03/2004 |
