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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8016158 | Beverage lid dispenser The current invention is a lid dispensing device and method of use comprising a base unit, a lid holder operatively connected to the base unit, a blade operatively mounted to the base which moves between a first position and a second position, the blade supporting a... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7438201 | Apparatus for detecting of dropping tablets in automatic medicine packaging machine An apparatus for precisely, detecting a tablet dropped in a last hopper so that packaging speed of tablets is increased and operation of a shutter and a sealer is precisely performed, is disclosed. The automatic medicine packaging machine includes a last hopper prov... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7364057 | Multiple magazine carrier and dispenser for firearms The multiple magazine carrier and dispenser for firearms is configured for rapidly dispensing ammunition magazines in a proper orientation to facilitate rapid reloading of a weapon. The multiple magazine carrier may be curved for either left or right hand use or may... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364052 | Unit for feeding cigarettes to a packer machine A unit for feeding cigarettes to a packer machine is equipped with a hopper containing a mass of cigarettes and a device serving to compensate the depletion of the mass as groups of cigarettes are removed from the hopper and directed into a plurality of boxes carrie... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7318304 | Device for introducing pharmaceutical products into blister packs Pairs of first and second rolls are supported for rotation in a roll frame located below a pan for receiving pharmaceutical products loaded as bulk material, each first roll having a plurality of axially successive non-cylindrical sections separated from respective ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7303095 | Merchandise dispenser with time delay A dispenser for items of merchandise is formed as a wire rack having an entrance opening for placing the items into the dispenser and a discharge opening for removal of the items from the dispenser by a customer. A pivotally moveable gate located adjacent the discha... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7299990 | RFID tag, printing paper, printer, and RFID system A radio frequency identification tag to be attached to printing paper includes an upper face that is opposite to a face to be attached to the printing paper, the upper face being made of a paper material substantially equal to the printing paper. ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7286901 | Method and system for accomplishing product detection The present invention provides for a vending system wherein a monitoring system verifies that a product ordered by a vending customer is actually delivered through a delivery area to the customer. If the product ordered is unavailable either because of an out of sto... | 10/23/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7213724 | Table tennis ball delivery device A table tennis ball delivery device adapted to be secured to or adjacent the side of a table tennis table for directing a ball to a player upon the activation of a switch by the player. The device includes a chamber for carrying a supply of table tennis balls, a bal... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7213722 | Merchandise dispenser with time delay and one-way retaining member A dispenser for items of merchandise is formed as a wire rack having an entrance opening for placing the items into the dispenser and a discharge opening for removal of the items from the dispenser by a customer. A pivotally moveable gate located adjacent the discha... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7207464 | Effervescent tablet dispenser The effervescent tablet dispenser may be assembled onto the open end of a container tube (2). It consists of an annular lower part (3) which may be assembled onto the open end of a container tube (2). For this there is a lid (4) for closi... | 04/24/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7140160 | Push/pull clip feed configuration for selectively delivering or withdrawing a clip to allow output of one clip alone or two clips concurrently and associated devices, methods, systems and computer program products Methods and apparatus for supplying a clip to a clip window associated with a closure attachment mechanism having a closure punch path for attaching a single clip or two clips to a target tubular work piece in a closure zone include: (a) forcing a plurality of clips... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7128100 | Apparatus for feeding articles to a blister band In an apparatus for feeding articles to a blister band, a box-like container, situated close to said band, is fed by a delivering device with a quantity of articles such as to allow accumulation of the articles on the surface of the band. A brush strikes and pushes ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7107980 | Carpenter's marking device A device for assisting a user in marking an overhead surface to correspond with a mark on a surface below includes a substantially hollow housing having pressurized gas containers received therein. The pressurized gas containers are in communication with a projectio... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104421 | Golf ball teeing device A golf ball teeing device comprising, a platform having an upper surface, an opening in the platform, a tee for a golf ball the tee being arranged for reciprocal movement with respect to the opening between a lower position where the top of the tee is at a level bel... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7055717 | Disposable pill dispensing chute liner A pill dispensing device and method in which the part of the device 10 which comes into contact with the pills is disposable so as to prevent cross pill contamination. The device 10 is a disposable, columnar insert comprised of a funnel-like ingress ap... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7025217 | Display assembly A merchandise display matrix includes at least one pair of upright members and a merchandise tray support member wherein the support member is adjustable in length. In other embodiments, a merchandise display matrix includes at least one pair of upright members and ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7007821 | Method of delivering pills through a feeder tube A pill delivery and packing apparatus having a feeder tube for delivering pills is provided. The feeder tube has a helical delivery chute that extends between an inlet side and an exit side of the tube. The delivery chute has a helical inner contour and a rectangula... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6953131 | Mint roll package A package assembly 10 for the storage and distribution of a plurality of stacked mints 12 is provided. The package assembly 10 includes a cylindrical outer shell 14 including a shell sidewall 16, a shell bottom surface 18, a... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6948634 | Solid dosage form dispenser A dispenser for dispensing solid dosing forms which include a storage compartment and a releasing portion at the bottom of the storage compartment. The releasing portion is adapted to receive a releasing device which dispenses a single solid dosage form while provid... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6920738 | PUSH/PULL CLIP FEED CONFIGURATION FOR SELECTIVELY DELIVERING OR WITHDRAWING A CLIP TO ALLOW OUTPUT OF ONE CLIP ALONE OR TWO CLIPS CONCURRENTLY AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, METHODS, SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS Methods and apparatus for supplying a clip to a clip window associated with a closure attachment mechanism having a closure punch path for attaching a single clip or two clips to a target tubular work piece in a closure zone include: (a) forcing a plurality of clips... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6824011 | Pellet dispenser and method A pellet dispensing device includes a rotatable cylinder having a plurality of chambers and a trigger mechanism for dispensing pellets therefrom, one at a time. The device further includes a clasp for attachment to the belt or otherwise of a wearer where it is readi... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6817135 | Shotgun shell carrier The improved shotgun shell carrier is a rectangular plastic housing one end closed by a sliding door. A zigzag-type compression spring is positioned within the housing between the sliding door and a magazine follower. The open end of the housing is provided with opp... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6808084 | Bingo card marker implement A marker implement for applying a distinctive visual mark on a Bingo card at any number the player realizes he or she has mistakenly marked as having been called when in fact it was not. ... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6796456 | Sheets registration method and apparatus A method and apparatus of registering two sheets, such as wood veneer sheets, are disclosed. According to the method, firstly two sheets are assembled together by laying one sheet on top of the other sheet in an overlapped relation to each other wherein one end of t... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6758370 | Product vending A dispensing mechanism is provided for flat faced products. The products are supported in a storage chute between a first upright wall and a second upright wall, stacked one on top of another. The products are supported in the chute by a support surface and a first ... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6705486 | Merchandise game with pivotal product trays An arcade merchandise dispensing game delivers one or more visibly displayed articles from one of a plurality of pivotally mounted trays if a player causes a moving tripper to strike a portion of the tray so as to lift it far enough that one or more of the articles ... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6688491 | Object dispensing apparatus An apparatus for controlled dispensing of a plurality of objects, the apparatus comprising a housing and frame assembly, a track assembly comprising a pair of parallel spaced apart tracks shaped in a convoluted closed loop shape to optimize space and volu... | 02/10/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6508384 | Paint ball delivery hopper with manual dispensing valve A paintball dispensing hopper has an insulating sidewall enclosing a paintball storage space with an open top. A hinged top cover moves between an open position providing access to the open top of the container for filling the storage space with paintball... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6467648 | Product delivering device and product delivering method of automatic vending machine A stopper which projects into the product passage to support the product to be sold, an ejector which projects into the product passage to support the product to be sold next immediately after the product to be sold, and control means for controlling the ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6415953 | First-in first-out vending machine A vending machine has a housing or casing supporting one or more interior shelves or trays upon which beverage containers can be placed in a position to be viewed by a customer through a window in the front of the machine. The window is located in a door ... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6371715 | Automated tube to tube transfer of a predetermined number of IC packages for various types of IC packages A predetermined number of IC (integrated circuit) packages are transferred from a first IC package tube to a second IC package tube. A chosen IC package track has dimensions that fit to dimensions of each of the IC packages. The first IC package tube is p... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6360901 | Bottle neck-hanging display device adaptable for different neck sizes A merchandising device is useful to display flanged bottles. The device includes an elongate track for supporting a row of flanged bottles such that the bottles in the row are suspended by their neck flanges for movement along the track and are removable ... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6357624 | Lid dispenser A lid dispenser for storing and dispensing plastic drink lids. The dispenser has an elongated body within which the lids are stacked upside down and a dispensing slot in a sidewall facing a user. A gravity biased finger rides in a vertical trackway in a s... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6321936 | Device for releasing stacked products in a vending machine A device in a vending machine for releasing products arranged in a stack made up of horizontal rows each including a plurality of products includes a containing structure (1, 2, 3, 4) inside which there are positioned the members (5, 6, 7) for selecting a... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6283324 | Coin roll dispensing apparatus In a coin dispensing apparatus having a plurality of magazines arranged one above another for storing rolls of coins, each magazine having a coin roll outlet at one end and an opposite rear end, said apparatus having a lifting conveyor having a plurality ... | 09/04/2001 |
