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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7926681 | Method and apparatus for dispensing diagnostic test strips An apparatus for storing and dispensing a test strip includes a container configured to store a radial array of test strips. The container maintains appropriate environmental conditions, such as humidity, for storing the test strips. The container has a plurality of... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7410077 | Storage container and dispenser for rolled web products A container is disclosed for storage and dispensing of web roll products such as gift wrap. The container includes an elongated housing. A cylindrical barrel assembly is rotatably supported within the housing, and includes a plurality of roll storage cavities each h... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7370858 | Apparatus for and method of preventing paper double feeding in printer An apparatus for and method of preventing paper double feeding in a paper feeding unit of a printer include a stripper which is installed to be inclined at a predetermined angle and attached to at least one front side of a plurality of paper guides, a lever which is... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7344048 | Dispensing device and analyzing apparatus A dispensing device is described that comprises a base, a chip attaching member which is provided movably with respect to the base and to which a dispensing chip is attached removably, a first elastic member for suppressing a movement of the chip attaching member wi... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7344050 | Transport means for a product distribution installation A distribution installation for products (11) arranged in compartments (10, 10′) with transport means (13) for transferring the products (11) from said compartments (10, 10′) to a dispensing hatch (5). Said transport mea... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7182219 | Vending machine for dispensing items in small packages A coin-operated vending machine includes a magazine which stores small boxes or packages of items one on top of the next in columns or stacks arranged in a circumferential row thereof and a dispensing mechanism operable to effectively dispenses such small boxes or p... | 02/27/2007 |
| 6648586 | Sample chip collating apparatus A collating for collecting sample chips includes a framework supporting a plurality of supply bins housing sample chips and a track running adjacent the plurality of supply bins. The apparatus further includes at least one collection bin shaped and dimens... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6405674 | Cabinet for feed products An automated cabinet for feed products comprises a closable cabinet having two compartments, wherein one expansive compartment contains a plurality of animal feed supporting shelves which pivot downward sequentially from one hinged end at timed intervals ... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6170700 | Leaflet dispensing apparatus A leaflet dispensing apparatus having a main structural body on which is mounted a carousel including a plurality of magazine for storing leaflets and an intermediate chute for transferring the leaflets from the carousel to a dispensing wheel. The dispens... | 01/09/2001 |
| 5853108 | Parts feed apparatus and parts feed method When feeding parts (102) to a mounting machine (A) by using a parts feed cassette (B), prior to parts feed, air is preliminarily supplied to the parts feed cassette (B) to put the parts (102) in neat order, and the parts (102) are preliminarily sent up to... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5799824 | Apparatus and method to deter breakage or deformation of vertically stacked containers during dispension from a vending machine An apparatus and method of deterring or reducing breakage or deformation when dispensing a vertical stack of containers. A blocking member used to restrict dispension of vertical stack containers above a container being dispensed, can have a biasing membe... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5732852 | Vending machine A vending machine (10) is comprised of a platform assembly (110) encased by a transparent envelope (150) and supported by a anti-pilfering base (80) received within a housing (20). The platform assembly (110) includes a plurality of platforms (142) dispos... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5590812 | Product-delivery device for automatic vending machines A product-delivery device for an automatic vending machine is designed to deliver products stacked and accommodated in a product-accommodating box sequentially from a lowest position according to a sales command. The produce-delivery device is formed of a... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5531156 | Automatic taco machine An automatic taco machine can automatically make both soft and hard tacos. Storage compartments for soft tortillas and hard taco shells are mounted above a V-shaped conveyor. A soft tortilla is removable from a stack of tortills by a vacuum pick-up head a... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5478185 | Bulk envelope container and transfer system and method A bulk envelope container for use in a bulk envelope transfer system and method includes a plurality of elongate chambers, each of which can store a stack of envelopes. The chambers can be arranged in rows and columns and the container is designed for use... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5100019 | Feed assembly A pair of superposed inclined feed tracks have slots along their upper and lower walls respectively. Elongate gates with inturned tips are disposed along the tracks and pivoted intermediate their ends on pins. A yoke having an axis intermediate the two pi... | 03/31/1992 |
| 4984709 | Non-reversing tablet dispenser with counter The present invention is directed to a container for dispensing tablets in a non-reversing manner. The container includes a main container body, an actuator disk and a stop. The main container body is adapted to receive at least one stack of tablets and h... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4844686 | Collating apparatus In a stacking apparatus of the type having tines for pushing one workpiece out of each of the bottoms of a plurality of aligned reservoirs, an improvement is disclosed which comprises a ramp adjacent to the reservoirs and inclined with respect to the bott... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4824306 | Collating apparatus and method In a stacking apparatus of the type having tines for pushing one workpiece each out of the bottoms of a plurality of aligned reservoirs, an improvement is disclosed which comprises a ramp adjacent to the reservoirs and inclined with respect to the bottom ... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4768639 | Method for transferring objects, in particular sweets, within a wrapping machine A method for transferring objects (2), wherein the objects (2) are fed in bulk in a loading region onto at least one first intermittently rotating disc (5; 6) of vertical axis, provided with a rim (9; 9') of holes (10; 10') for containing the objects (2);... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4600120 | Magazine for dispensing cartridges into an automated analyzer A magazine is disclosed for dispensing generally cylindrical and elongated articles in a pre-determined order. The magazine comprises a series of shelves with a reciprocating ratcheting plate arranged perpendicular to the shelves. The ratching plate has s... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4600094 | Automatic vending machine with rotational dispensing function Identical products are stored in a plurality of columns. Dispensing product numbers of the respective columns are calculated in accordance with the numbers of products stored in the respective columns. The calculated dispensing product numbers are set in ... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4588107 | Sorting apparatus An apparatus for dispensing at least two objects in a desired order. The apparatus includes a rotatable indexing plate having at least two holes therein at different distances from the center, at least two inlets for introducing bearings into the holes an... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4465191 | Personal tablet dispenser A tablet dispenser is disclosed having an elongate hand-held core with a plurality of cavities adapted to contain tablets. A sheath is mounted to the core for slideable movement from a position covering all the cavities to another position uncovering all ... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4457194 | Slicing method and apparatus An apparatus and method are disclosed for slicing elongated products, such as sausages. A pair of product engaging members are driven simultaneously in opposite directions so that one member can feed the product to a slicer while the other member is retur... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4349126 | Substrate dispensing apparatus Dispensing apparatus for dispensing articles such as thin substrates includes horizontally disposed shelves one above the other. Each shelf is divided into a plurality of lanes. Each lane includes at least one endless belt for moving a stack of upright su... | 09/14/1982 |
| 4276996 | Device for feeding a work station with a series of articles, particularly electric wires, in a predetermined order The device comprises (FIGS. 1 and 2) a fixed plate 1 provided with radial paths 2 having axes 3; along each path there is disposed an assembly 4 which comprises a wire-holder with a wire guide 10 for the wire 12 and means for moving this wire-holder radia... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4150766 | Dispensing apparatus A dispenser comprising a housing having at least one chamber arranged to receive and store articles in pill, pellet, tablet or capsule form in bulk quantities. Embodied in connection with the housing is a feed device, a magazine and a dispensing device. T... | 04/24/1979 |