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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7367472 | Pneumatic vending machine A machine particularly adapted for dispensing light items packaged in symmetrical, frustum-shaped container. The items are propelled through a tubular cartridge and individually ejected by a flow of air generated by a blower under control of a toggling dual-gate mec... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7360668 | Tablet packing apparatus A tablet packing apparatus having a tablet feeding section and storage shelves for storing tablet vessels in which tablets fed from the tablet feeding section are packed. The storage shelves include a plurality of container chambers in which the tablet vessels which... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357305 | Bill delivery apparatus for wall-type automated-teller machine A bill delivery apparatus for a wall-type automatic-teller machine according to the present invention is disposed between a cash receiving part and a cash handling part of the machine. The apparatus comprises a main body having a pair of plates spaced apart from eac... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7324242 | Photographic processing system A photographic processing system comprises: a printing unit 3 for forming photographic prints based on image data read out from a negative film; a CD-R writing device 2 for writing the image data in a CD-R; a sorter 14 having numerous trays 1... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7317966 | Tablet feeder Tablets are delivered from a tablet storage case (3) mounted on a case support table (4), and when the tablets are passed through a delivery passage (9), formed in the case support table (3), quantity of the passed tablets is counted by a... | 01/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7305279 | Information input device for tablet automatic packing machine Disclosed is an information input device for a tablet automatic packing machine capable of easily and directly storing tablet information in a memory chip and updating/reading the tablet information in/from the memory chip at a user side. The information input devic... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7299934 | Product securement and management system A system for managing and securing product and deterring theft in a retail setting includes a system that resides either on a standard retailer shelf or may be a stand-alone system. In an embodiment, the system includes a plurality of shelves and product dividers po... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7293672 | Chemical feeding device In a medicine supply apparatus having a plurality of tablet cases equipped in a case accommodating portion of a main body, each tablet case containing medicines, chutes into which medicines discharged from the respective table cases fall, a hopper equipped in corres... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7277776 | Information input device for tablet automatic packing machine Disclosed is an information input device for a tablet automatic packing machine capable of easily and directly storing tablet information in a memory chip and updating/reading the tablet information in/from the memory chip at a user side. The information input devic... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7269467 | Shelf system A shelf system with computer-controlled compartment displays, whereby the displays indicate a number of articles to picked out of the compartment. The shelf system has a plurality of sliding shelves in that the shelves have at least one display element in their fron... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7269476 | Smart medicine container A medicine dispensing system is provided that comprises of a medicine container with an inbuilt pill dispensing assembly which automatically dispenses a prescribed dose of medicine at prescribed times. It alerts the patient when a dose of medicine has been dispensed... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7266423 | Facilitating vending of customer-configured pizza preparation kits A vending machine comprises a first product dispensing unit configured for dispensing packaged pizza crust product, a second product dispensing unit configured for dispensing packaged pizza topping product, and an information processing apparatus coupled to the firs... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7258248 | Tablet cassette for medicine packing machine A tablet cassette for a medicine packing machine is disclosed. The tablet cassette for a medicine packing machine includes a cassette for accommodating tablets and having a passage formed at one side of a lower end thereof, a cassette support with which the cassette... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7222748 | Clear door vending machine Vending machine product is moved by the use of an “X-Y mechanism” having two stationary electronically controlled drive “motors”. These motors drive (directly or indirectly) tension elements (belt, chain, cable, etc.) that position horizontally and verticall... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7225053 | Information input device for tablet automatic packing machine Disclosed is an information input device for a tablet automatic packing machine capable of easily and directly storing tablet information in a memory chip and updating/reading the tablet information in/from the memory chip at a user side. ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7172094 | Packaged goods delivering device A packaged commodity dispensing device in which a package commodity dispensing machine is easily repaired and a packaged commodity is easily supplied and exchanged. The packaged commodity dispensing machine dispenses a packaged commodity; a frame into which the pack... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7146246 | Dispensing device A dispenser has an upper loading chamber (38), a dispensing chamber (40) located beneath the loading chamber, first and second openable covers (24, 34) for the loading chamber (38) and a dispensing chamber (40) and a gate means ( | 12/05/2006 |
| 7128237 | Clear door vending machine Vending machine product is moved by an “X-Y mechanism” having two stationary electronically controlled drive “motors,” which drive tension elements that position horizontally and vertically sliding components. A separation and selection system uses a “rota... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7077286 | Drug dispensing cabinet having a drawer interlink, counterbalance and locking system A dispensing cabinet is comprised of a frame, a plurality of shelves movably connected to the frame at an angle with respect thereto, and a plurality of drawers with each drawer carried by one of the shelves such that each of the drawers is capable of moving between... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7059493 | Dispenser for wet and dry interfolded tissue A dispenser is provided for simultaneously storing and dispensing premoistened tissue sheets and dry tissue sheets. The dispenser includes a housing having a compartment configured to retain a supply of dry tissue sheets, and a liquid impermeable compartment configu... | 06/13/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6980886 | Vending machine A vending machine capable of selecting any one of a first of a fourth mode which make it possible to carry out a commodity and a prize and a fifth mode which makes it possible to carry out only a commodity by a mode selecting device. In a state in which the fifth mo... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6968975 | Selectively cascadeable storage management apparatus, method, and system A selectively cascadeable storage unit allows a variable number of containers to be stored and dispensed in a first-in, first-out manner. The storage unit includes a receiving area, a storage track, a dispensing area, and a selectively engageable stop. The storage t... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6962267 | Automated shopping system A vending machine for the sale of both food and non-food products has a plurality of adjustable shelves and adjustable product dividers. Products are dispensed from the shelves by the action of a computer controlled transporter mounted on carriages permitting moveme... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6945427 | Self-learning depth logic for multi-depth vendor control The disclosed invention is a dispensing apparatus and method for dispensing product from a vending machine. The invention employs a product vend detector to sense when products are dispensed. A controller compares the occurrences of products actually dispensed to th... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6883681 | Automatic dispensing system for unit medicament packages A storage and dispensing system (10) for storing and dispensing pre-packaged pharmaceutical products (12) and other products. The system includes a cabinet (14); a plurality of product conveyors (16) mounted within the cabinet and each co... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6805259 | Medication dispenser A medication tablet dispenser has an upright casing providing a tower which is subdivided by horizontal partitions into eight compartments which individually contain removable holders each containing a charge of tablets to be dispensed. The holders have framing port... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6729499 | System for conveying a selected product to a collection compartment in automatic vending machines The system for conveying a selected product to a collection compartment in automatic vending machines is especially suitable for automatic tobacco vending machines, in which a unitary extraction from a storage unit is carried out once a product has been selected so ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6726056 | Medicine feed apparatus A drawer 2c is provided with a collecting mechanism 20 for collecting medicines discharged from the storage containers 3. The body frame 1 is provided with a recovery box 28 for recovering medicines collected by the collecti... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6722525 | Pharmaceutical storage and retrieval device A medicating device for a hospital or nursing home that provides the correct medication for each individual occupant of a portion of the institution, at the right time of the day. The medicating device includes a control computer that sends instructions to a dispens... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6644504 | Tablet packing apparatus The present invention provides a tablet packing apparatus which is possible to feed specially administrative tablets separately from general tablets. Specially administrative tablets are contained in a feeder vessel. A tablet reserving member 200 is dispo... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6557725 | Article discharging device An article discharging device having a main body (1) with an opening (1a) which is provided in a front side, comprising: a container (2) for containing and holding an article therein, which comprises a front wall (2b) at least a portion of which is transp... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6513677 | Apparatus and method for vending products An improved method and apparatus for vending products, and particularly beverage containers, of varied sizes, shapes and configurations without dropping or subjecting the vended product to damaging impact forces are disclosed. The products to be vended ar... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6510668 | Drum of medicine sharing and packing device A drum of a medicine sharing and packing device wherein a plurality of tablet cassettes 1a are arranged and passages are formed to guide tablets down, comprises a barrel-shaped drum body 1c formed in two circular arc shapes facing each other and auxiliary... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6508045 | Drum of medicine sharing and packing device A drum of a medicine sharing and packing device, wherein a drum has a plurality of tablet cassettes 2a arranged and passages 2b formed to guide tablets down, comprises a barrel-shaped drum body 2c formed in two circular arc shapes facing each other and au... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6505755 | Device for withdrawing bank note bundles and making them available at a cash withdrawal station An apparatus for removing banknote bundles from a multiplicity of banknote magazines (12, 14, 16), which are arranged one above the other in a housing (10) and are equipped with a separating device, and for supplying the banknote bundles at an outlet open... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6499627 | Automatic vending machine To provide an automatic vending machine capable of preventing, at the time of carrying out a commodity from a commodity column to a commodity receptor, the commodity from falling down due to a change in posture of the commodity, and mitigating falling sho... | 12/31/2002 |
