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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7404366 | Flat type seed meter disk with protruded pick up orifices A flat seed disk is provided with a series of circumferentially arranged seed retaining protrusions providing seed retention at locations offset axially from the remainder of the disk. The offset allows the seed to fall in the correct location of the seed tube to re... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7360669 | Dispenser for spherical articles Spherical articles such as breath mints are released one at a time from a container by depressing a button, which simultaneously opens a first flow regulator and closes a second flow regulator in series with the first. When the button is released, the first flow reg... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7289880 | Micro-processor programmable and selectable vending options and control A vending machine employing an electronic control unit which may be easily programmed initially with predefined angles of a cradle corresponding to existing products or vended items. The control unit has the option of setting custom vending angles with a new, previo... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7243817 | Solid objects dispensers A tablet dispenser for dispensing individual solid objects comprising a lower housing, an upper housing with an elastomeric cover that covers at least a portion of a trigger mechanism, a elastomeric cover of at least a portion of the lower housing and a dispenser me... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7216776 | Child-resistant pill dispenser A child-resistant dispenser for dispensing items, including a chassis (12) having a reservoir (40) for holding items (16) and a conveyor (14) including a conveyor pocket (18) for receiving an item (16a). The conveyor ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7159739 | Dispenser for discrete gravity-flowable objects A dispenser for dispensing gravity-flowing objects from a storage area to a receiving station outside the dispenser comprising an upstanding wall portion, a top surface defined by the upstanding wall having a bowl-shaped surface with dual upwardly inclined portions ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7147130 | Single dose pill dispensing system A single pill dispensing system for a bottle/vial of the type for dispensing a medication pill, where the bottle/vial has a circular body and receives a circular cap. To facilitate the dispensing of a single pill, an insert, slidably received in the circular body an... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7117971 | Stethoscope cover applicator A stethoscope cover applicator for facilitating application of a protective membrane to the stethoscope includes a membrane member configured to be selectively secured to a diaphragm of the stethoscope to inhibit contact between the skin of the patient and the steth... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7118550 | Side-delivery suppository dispenser A dispenser for delivering a suppository within a body cavity. The dispenser has two main components: a barrel and a plunger. The barrel includes a head, a foot, and a body having a length and extending between the head and the foot. The barrel further defines an ax... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7111754 | Coin roll dispenser and system incorporating same An apparatus for use in dispensing coin rolls is disclosed. The apparatus includes a receptacle, to hold the coin rolls in a vertically stacked array, a dispensed, to dispense the coin rolls from a bottom of the receptacle, and a controller, to control the dispensin... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7083067 | Universal seed metering disc The present invention is a seed metering disc for the distribution and planting of various sizes of seeds. The seed metering disc is defined by a set of seed cells which can accommodate various seed sizes in that each cell is defined by a recess, seed cell retention... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7032776 | Vending machine bucket drive control The disclosed invention is a dispensing apparatus and method for dispensing product from a vending machine. The invention employs a motor for bi-directionally rotating a dispenser bucket between two bumpers which physically obstruct and limit the rotational travel, ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7017780 | Tablet dispenser A dispenser for storing and dispensing small items is provided. The dispenser includes a base container having an a hollow space for storing items to be dispensed, a cover sized to fit over the opening of the base container, and a wheel rotationally mounted under th... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6935254 | Split seed hoppers for seed on demand seeding machine A seeding machine comprising a transversely extending main frame and left and right transversely extending wing frames. The main frame and the wing frames are provided with a plurality of planting units. Left and right main seed hoppers are mounted to the main frame... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6918509 | Toy and pogo dispenser A dispenser for dispensing candy or other small objects, the dispenser having a rotatable hopper, having a hopper cavity therein, a tubular structure, having a storage portion for storing objects above the rotating hopper, a storage portion opening, a base portion, ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6799413 | Apparatus and methods for filling containers with pills There is provided an automated packaging apparatus for depositing a predetermined number of pills into a series of containers. The packaging apparatus includes a plurality of independently rotatable rotary slats. Each rotary slat includes an outer peripheral edge po... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6776108 | Seed planter apparatus and method A planter apparatus includes a seed meter including a housing assembly with a cover releasably connected to a shell. The housing assembly includes at least one opening formed therein adjacent a seed discharge area to promote the release of seeds from a disc rotatabl... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6766920 | Medicine feed unit The present invention provides a medicine feed unit 1 which can reliably feed a predetermined number of medicine sticks 5 without requiring a work for aligning the medicine sticks. The medicine feed unit 1 is equipped with a medicine housing con... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6742465 | Seed planter apparatus and method A planter apparatus includes a seed meter including a housing assembly with a cover releasably connected to a shell. The housing assembly includes at least one opening formed therein adjacent a seed discharge area to promote the release of seeds from a disc rotatabl... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6739272 | Seed planter apparatus and method A planter apparatus includes a seed meter including a housing assembly with a cover releasably connected to a shell. The housing assembly includes at least one opening formed therein adjacent a seed discharge area to promote the release of seeds from a disc rotatabl... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6736286 | Tablet feeder The present invention provides a tablet feeder in which a rotor can smoothly rotate to discharge tablets in spite of a large volume type of tablet containing case having a simple construction. A support portion 11 is provided in the tablets containing case | 05/18/2004 |
| 6718892 | Seed meter A disc for a rotating disc seed meter improves singulation by reducing blanks and by reducing multiples. The disc contains a circular array of openings against which the seeds are held on one side by means of a pressure differential as they are carried from a seed c... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6595385 | Token dispensing game apparatus for young children A game apparatus includes a figure having a head supporting a rotating plate and a torso supported upon a base. The torso defines a token dispensing passage in communication with the head and further supports a pivotably moveable arm. The arm is pivotable... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6561380 | Product delivery device of vending machine A product delivery apparatus for a vending has a rotatable product delivery drum that includes a selling product supporting face disposed outside the rotation axis of the delivery drum and which is concaved in an arc form toward the rotation axis, and a n... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6499625 | Animated figure candy dispenser A candy dispenser may be provided with a housing shaped like an animated figure and having first and second housing openings formed therein, a candy container operatively positioned relative to the second housing opening so that pieces of candy that are i... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6499560 | Disposable stethoscope diaphragm and dispenser A disposable diaphragm assembly for use with al types of conventional stethoscopes and a universal retainer ring for retro-fitting conventional stethoscopes to accept the disposable diaphragm assembly. A novel stethoscope for use with the disposable diaph... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6488174 | Dispenser A container dispenser having a lid and a case housing is disclosed. The dispenser includes an outlet at a bottom portion of the case housing and communicating with a vertical passage, a wing rotating within the case housing and dropping articles into the ... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6471093 | Tablet feeder Tablets T contained in a feeder vessel 2 are discharged through a feed port 7 by rotating a rotor 8 provided on the bottom of a feeder vessel 2. The bottom of the feeder vessel 2 is upwardly inclined toward the feed port 7 side. The rotor 8 has a disc-lik... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6390328 | Modular article dispensing unit for an automatic vending machine A modular article dispensing unit for an automatic vending machine includes an article compartment for accommodating articles with a rotatably mounted rotary body at the dispensing opening of the article compartment for the removal and discharge of indivi... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6374759 | Seed planter apparatus and method A planter apparatus includes a seed meter including a housing assembly with a cover releasably connected to a shell. The housing assembly includes at least one opening formed therein adjacent a seed discharge area to promote the release of seeds from a di... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6347595 | Distributor of horticultural seeds for a sowing agricultural implement A distributor of horticultural seeds for a sowing agricultural implement, comprising a casing (10) and a disc (20) rotatably mounted inside the casing (10), dividing the latter into a seed chamber (CS) and in a suction chamber (CA) maintained in fluid com... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6325005 | Seed planter apparatus and method A planter apparatus includes a seed meter including a housing assembly with a cover releasably connected to a shell. The housing assembly includes at least one opening formed therein adjacent a seed discharge area to promote the release of seeds from a di... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6308860 | Apparatus for dispensing tablets and food products A dispensing device for a container comprises a housing having an open top portion and a bottom portion. The top portion of the housing is attached or permanently affixed to a container opening. An adjustable opening is disposed at the bottom of the housi... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6273294 | Tablet dispenser The invention pertains to a tablet dispenser for distributing tablets in individual portions. The tablet dispenser described in the invention comprises a prismatic enclosure (29), the bottom face (22) of which presents an aperture (21) offset relative to ... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6269971 | Method and apparatus for dosing a medical preparation A medicine is supplied in the form of a number of small units, partial doses, containing a determined, equal quantity of the active medical substance, and a number of these units, which correspond to a predetermined dose quantity, total dose, of the activ... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6202891 | Dispenser for liquid applicator A dispenser for elongated rod-like articles. The dispenser has a housing which has a trap chamber rotatable cylinder wherein the trap gravitationally captures from the bottom of a pile, one at a time, one of the rod-like articles and arcuately moves it by... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6176391 | Message providing candy dispenser A candy dispenser that provides a message when a piece of candy is dispensed is provided with a housing adapted to hold candy, an actuating member, a candy dispensing mechanism that releases a piece of candy from the housing when the actuating member is m... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6142337 | Tablet dispenser A tablet dispenser having a housing with a cover and base part that can be placed therein, and having an axially movable sliding part that is set through the housing, which dispenses one individual tablet respectively from a heap of tablets upon actuation... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6112942 | Tablet dispensing cap A tablet dispensing cap that allows an individual who is elderly, infirm, handicapped or visually impaired to dispense a single, non-liquid form through a single-handed operation.... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6109193 | Seed planter apparatus and method A planter apparatus includes a seed meter including a housing assembly with a cover releasably connected to a shell. The housing assembly includes at least one opening formed therein adjacent a seed discharge area to promote the release of seeds from a di... | 08/29/2000 |
