Class 221/174 - SUPPLY FEED MEANS TO DISPENSING HOPPER

Subclass of Class 221 - Article dispensing
Definition: Articles dispensers in which a source of supply delivers
No. of patents: 38
Last issue date: 04/24/2012

Number	Title	Issue Date
8162173	Golf ball dispenser The invention relates to a golf ball dispenser having an upper container which houses the golf balls and a flange which receives the balls from the container and which supplies the balls individually to a dispensing arm. The dispensing arm, which is disposed such th...	04/24/2012
7823748	Drug dispenser and drug filling apparatus incorporating the same A drug filling apparatus capable of preventing drugs from being bridged to each other and reducing troubles. The drug filling apparatus functions to select specific tablets from various types of tablet groups and fill the selected tablets into a vial, and includes a...	11/02/2010
7431057	Paintball filling system and method A system for simultaneously filling a plurality of paintball pods with a reduced incidence of spilling includes a housing, a pod support, a reservoir, and a valve. The pod support includes a plate with at least one aperture configured to maintain at least one paintb...	10/07/2008
RE40453	Enhanced drug dispensing system In an automated prescription pill dispensing system, a multiplicity of pill dispensers are provided each operable to count out and dispense pills from supply hoppers. The dispensers are controlled by a computer which selects up to five of the dispensers to operate a...	08/12/2008
7299943	Automatic dispensing tip supply apparatus An automatic dispensing tip supply apparatus includes a tip storing box whose bottom has a tapered surface having a tip collecting position in a lowermost part thereof to collect a plurality of inserted dispensing tips in one spot, a tip individually-sending mechani...	11/27/2007
7244177	Variable volume storage member for a coin dispensing apparatus An improved coin hopper that can be provided as original equipment or as a conversion member for a coin dispensing apparatus is provided. The coin hopper includes a housing member having a cavity for storing coins when mounted in a coin dispensing apparatus and a mo...	07/17/2007
7202785	Mobile object tracking system A mobile object tracking system is provided for tracking the removal and use of specific objects within a group checked out from storage between the time the objects are checked out and the replacement of the objects in the storage. The system includes a system cont...	04/10/2007
7156145	Apparatus and method for inserting parts into a mold A dispensing arrangement for inserting a part into a cast iron mold includes a dispenser apparatus configured to dispense a predetermined number of parts, a staging apparatus configured to position the parts in a selective orientation and a jig apparatus configured ...	01/02/2007
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
7143907	Dispenser assembly including a rotating dispensing carousel A dispenser apparatus including a rotating carousel to feed material from an inlet to a discharge outlet. In the illustrated embodiments, the carousel includes a cone shaped portion to facilitate material flow to dispense a metered quantity of material. The apparatu...	12/05/2006
7118006	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...	10/10/2006
7109864	Object carriers and lighted tags for an object control and tracking system Object carriers are provided for use with an object tracking and control system of the type having a storage receptacle with a tray provided with an array of slots for receiving ID tags bearing touch memory devices. A computer-based controller is provided for detect...	09/19/2006
7048183	RFID rag and method of user verification An identification tag (100) facilitates use of a secure computer system (300). The tag (100) is adapted to be worn on a user's wrist and includes an identification and registration circuit (102) that includes an identification component (...	05/23/2006
7046145	Object carriers for an object control and tracking system Object carriers are provided for use with an object tracking and control system of the type having a storage receptacle with a tray provided with an array of slots for receiving ID tags bearing touch memory devices. A computer-based controller is provided for detect...	05/16/2006
7005984	Object carriers for an object control and tracking system Object carriers are provided for use with an object tracking and control system of the type having a storage receptacle with a tray provided with an array of slots for receiving ID tags bearing touch memory devices. A computer-based controller is provided for detect...	02/28/2006
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
6913063	Apparatus and method for inserting parts into a mold A dispensing arrangement for inserting a part into a cast iron mold includes a dispenser apparatus configured to dispense a predetermined number of parts, a staging apparatus configured to position the parts in a selective orientation and a jig apparatus configured ...	07/05/2005
6902083	Method for dispensing medical items A dispenser (10) for dispensing medical items (68, 70, 72) includes dispenser modules (28, 30) movably mounted thereon. The dispenser modules are selectively operative to dispense medical items therefrom into a path (54) which is connecte...	06/07/2005
6708843	Paintball container tube loading stand A portable paintball container tube loading stand is disclosed, which facilitates the loading of paintballs into paintball container tubes. This support stand comprises a vertical free standing frame which supports a shelf in which there are apertures for vertically...	03/23/2004
6675728	Vented mini-hopper for bulk feed particle delivery system A particulate distribution apparatus for receiving seed or other particulate from a pneumatic source and temporarily storing the seed for subsequent use by a metering device where the particulate is characterized by a particulate size, the apparatus compr...	01/13/2004
6398071	Apparatus for seed container and shell receptacle The present invention discloses an apparatus for storing fresh, edible seeds in a lower container having an upper container attached thereto for receiving the shells from the used or shucked seeds. The upper portion of the top chamber is a dome-like membe...	06/04/2002
6328646	Coin hopper transportation with endless belt conveyor The large-capacity coin dispensing apparatus of the present invention is directed to increasing the coin storage capacity of a hopper-type coin dispensing apparatus using a rotary disc to dispense coins one at a time. The coin storage capacity of the hopp...	12/11/2001
6109475	Parts feeder system adaptable to both manual feed and auxiliary hopper feed The present invention includes a parts feeder system capable of being used in either a first mode without an auxiliary hopper or in a second mode with and auxiliary hopper. The parts feeder system includes an enclosure having an opening therein. In the fi...	08/29/2000
6019248	Device for making available and delivering sacks A device for making available and delivering sacks which can be supplied in hoppers (1). In order to allow a continuous removal of sacks it is provided that a substantially vertical guide chute (3) is provided whose at least one wall (16) is provided with...	02/01/2000
5996839	Golf ball dispenser A portable tripodal support formed from a plurality of interconnected legs adapted to receive a flexible hopper for holding a supply of golf balls to be individually dispensed to a golf club striking position with one of the legs being the discharge chute...	12/07/1999
5847389	Seed monitoring system for counting seeds as they are dispensed through seed tubes in an air seeding system An optical seed flow monitoring system for monitoring seed flow through the primary and secondary seed tubes in an air seeding system. The primary seed tubes include a primary seed sensor having a plurality of emitter lens bodies and receiver lens bodies....	12/08/1998
5806715	Chip alignment/feed apparatus A bulk cassette has a container chamber at its rear end, and an outlet port at its front end. A plurality of chips within the container chamber are discharged from the outlet port one by one in an aligned fashion. A chip case is detachably connected to th...	09/15/1998
5480062	Vacuum operated medicine dispenser A vacuum operated system for individually dispensing items of oral solid medicine from bulk storage to a user, where the medicine is dispensed under computer control, and the quantity and type of medicine is selected in advance by the user. The invention ...	01/02/1996
5372278	Earplug dispenser box A container is described which can hold multiple small articles such as earplugs, and which can be inserted into a dispenser where the contents can be readily released. The container includes a box (30, FIG. 3) whose bottom wall includes a pair of flaps (...	12/13/1994
5195651	Ball feeder for replenishing evaporator feed Vapor source material such as uranium, which is to be dropped into a melt in an evaporator, is made into many balls of identical diameters and placed inside a container. An elongated sloping pipe is connected to the container and leads to the evaporator s...	03/23/1993
5161938	Automatic supply and loading device for sheet items An automatic supply and loading device for container blanks such as gable top containers including storage magazines for storing therein the blanks in a flat collapsed form at a location away from the main magazines from which the blanks are individually ...	11/10/1992
4846345	Cassette storing a plurality of electronic component chips including means for securing the cassette to a hopper A plurality of electronic component chips (108) are stored in a space (109) defined in the interior of a case (111). The case is provided with an outlet (110) which communicates with the space for discharging the electronic component chips stored in the s...	07/11/1989
4732263	Bulk feeder for electronic components A nonmagnetic bulk feeder for feeding electronic components one at a time into a lead forming machine or the like comprises a hopper and a chute for loading the components into the hopper. A conveyor is mounted for movement along the bottom wall of the ho...	03/22/1988
4484592	Amusement apparatus with high capacity token storage Coin-release amusement apparatus dispenses tokens in response to a winning combination and includes a coin-release device for activating the apparatus; a repository for receiving coins from the coin-release device; a token storage and dispensing device se...	11/27/1984
4266490	Sugar cane planter A sugar cane planter has a series of cane carrier elements which are moved through a supply of randomly oriented cane billets to select billets and deliver them to a soil furrow. The cane carrier elements move in a circular path and are maintained horizon...	05/12/1981
4247019	Article handling system with dispenser In a system for dispensing weighed or counted articles, articles are fed from a supply hopper by a vibratory conveyor to maintain a controlled level of articles in a bowl-shaped feeder hopper. In a weigher embodiment, articles are initially discharged fro...	01/27/1981
4204491	Mobile planting apparatus Apparatus for automatically planting billets of sugar cane as produced by a chopper-type sugar cane harvester, comprises a hopper for billets, an elevator to convey billets upwards and out of the hopper, and a billet delivery chute to receive the billets ...	05/27/1980
4092990	Vibratory coin feeder An apparatus for feeding coins by vibration. An electromagnet is mounted upon a frame being operable to cyclically attract and repel an armature fixedly mounted to and beneath a horizontally extending platform supported above the frame by a plurality of s...	06/06/1978

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Class 221/174 - SUPPLY FEED MEANS TO DISPENSING HOPPER