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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7980419 | Device for dispensing caps useful in system and method for dispensing prescriptions A device for singulating open-ended caps includes: a housing configured to retain a plurality of open-ended caps, the housing having an open lower end; an outer ring positioned below the housing; a drum fixed to and positioned within the outer ring to form a drum as... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7383674 | System for packaging tablets in a blister strip with interchangeable distribution units An installation for packaging tablets in a blister strip moving beneath a bulk feed device for tablets, the installation includes a distribution system comprising a mounting stand (1) for motorized control elements which has an attachment surface (100)... | 06/10/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7108155 | Metering drum for an automatic accumulation system A method and apparatus (20) for accumulating articles (28) can include a dispensing of the articles with a rotating, metering drum (40) for movement to a first conveyor (50). The metering drum (40) has an entry end (86) and ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7073658 | Unit for feeding solid drug forms to a conveyor line of a machine for filling capsules At least one solid drug form is fed into a capsule, housed inside a pocket on a first conveyor movable along an endless first path extending in a given first plane, by means of a seat on a second conveyor movable along an endless second path extending in a second pl... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6986440 | Escapement system An escapement system for orienting a plurality of fasteners includes a housing member including a first station and a second station, and a drum member operably coupled with the housing member and adapted to move a fastener from the first station to the second stati... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6986439 | Dispensing tip positioning and storing apparatus A dispensing tip positioning and storing apparatus includes drum mechanisms that agitate dispensing tips, which are distributed by a tip distributor, using an agitation bar that rotates about a horizontal axis and discharge the dispensing tips while the postures of ... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6971544 | 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 |
| 6827899 | Test device A test device for testing of analyte concentration in a fluid comprises: a housing (2) having an opening and containing a stack of sensors (16); a transport member (4) rotatably mounted in the opening of the housing, having an axis of rotation w... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6644460 | Apparatus for sorting pills An apparatus for sorting and feeding identically shaped small objects has a funnel adapted to hold the objects and having a downwardly open outlet and a housing and a wheel together forming an arcuate passage generally centered on an axis and having an up... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6637621 | Object assembly device for assembling rolling objects An object assembly device automatically assembles a collection of rolling objects of identical size and shape. The assembly device includes an assembly housing having an inlet for receiving rolling objects and an outlet through which the rolling objects a... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6612463 | Toothpicks dispenser A toothpicks dispenser is made up of a top cover, a box embodiment, a bottom board, a holder plate, a pair of pivotal dispensing plane units jointly engaged with the holder plate by a shaft pin and retractably operable by a bias spring. The holder plate a... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6485014 | Automatic paper feeding mechanism A resilient friction pad is pushed by a spring against a conveying roller for feeding paper automatically in a printer. The friction pad is placed in a recess at the end of the paper tray. A flat auxiliary spring may be used to share the pressure of a hea... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6405894 | Object assembly device for assembling rolling objects A object assembly device automatically assembles a collection of rolling objects of identical size and shape. The assembly device includes a collection hopper having an inlet for receiving rolling objects, and an outlet below the inlet for discharging rol... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6382622 | Sheet feeding apparatus, image forming apparatus having the same, and image reading apparatus having the same The present invention relates to a sheet feeding apparatus comprising a sheet supporting means for supporting sheets, a feeding means for feeding the sheets on the sheet supporting means in a sheet feeding direction, a separating means for rotating in a d... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6336569 | Arranging and supplying apparatus An apparatus for arranging and supplying a plurality of objects, the apparatus including a hopper which stores the objects in bulk and which has a funnelform bottom surface at least a portion of which extends in a reference direction inclined with respect... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6227345 | Transfer apparatus of chip components A relatively simple and small-sized drive mechanism for high-speed transfer of chip components. A transfer disc is disposed so that it may be inclined to a horizontal surface, and the disc has a transfer groove on the upper surface thereof, and has a cavi... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6220481 | Separating feeder for chip components A chip component feeder which has high feeding efficiency feeds chip components individually in stable orientations. The separating feeder of the present invention includes a scattering disk disposed so that the top surface thereof is inclined with respec... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6161676 | Component feeder A component feeder is provided in which damage to chip components is minimized, being capable of efficiently discharging chip components aligned in a line. A bulk case is attached on the top portion of an outer storage housing capable of being supplied by... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6161675 | Vibratory bowl and associated parts orienting tooling with pivotal top confinement A vibratory bowl defines a number of predetermined attachment locations in one side thereof adjacent to a parts discharge port defined by the bowl. One or more support plates are detachably mounted to the bowl side in a vertical position via the number of... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6112937 | Apparatus and method for aligning parts A part-aligning apparatus is simple in structure, causes less damage to chip parts, and operates well even if its chip discharge passage is clogged or overflows. The apparatus has a part-holding chamber for accommodating a number of chip parts. An arc-sha... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6098838 | Bulk feeder In a bulk feeder, chips, stored randomly in a storage chamber, are fed one by one into a pipe extending vertically downwardly from the bottom of the storage chamber, and are further sequentially fed to a pickup position. In order to prevent the incomplete... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5826697 | Parts arranger A parts arranger comprising a rotating disk (4) which has a plurality of part accommodating holes (6) for accommodating screws (5) arranged in a circumferential row or a plurality of concentric rows and is supported in a condition inclined at a predetermi... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5758798 | Parts orientor and method An improved machine and method for properly orienting two or more sets of parts having different lengths. An escapement mechanism and a length adjusting rod are employed in conjunction with a reciprocating shuttle block. The shuttle block houses a single ... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5575404 | Apparatus for handling components A sorting and feeding apparatus causes components to be deposited into the central portion of a rotatable tube. As the tube rotates, the components are caused to move out of a first end or a second end of the tube, depending on the physical orientation of... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5553737 | Contact feed system A track assembly (34, FIG. 1) is provided for guiding electrical contacts (12) in single file movement between an outlet of a feeder bowl (14) and a final processor (42), which enables rapid changeover for feeding contacts of different sizes and shapes. T... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5411170 | System for metered feeding of cylindrical bodies from a stock to a processing machine System for metered feeding of cylindrical bodies from a stock to a processing machine. This involves, starting from the stock, first aligning the cylindrical bodies and then feeding them in a metered manner to a transfer device in order to move the cylind... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5298425 | Device for the positionally correct feeding of test strips to an analysis unit Device for the positionally correct feeding of test strips to an analysis unit. The test strips 10 include a base layer and at least one raised test field fixed to one side of the base layer. The test strips are contained disordered with respect to their ... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5267639 | Device for continuously feeding kick springs A device for continuously feeding kick springs. It has a bowl adapted to be vibrated in a circumferential direction and provided in its inner peripheral surface with a spiral track. An arcuate guide is connected to the top end of the track. A vibration fe... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5145051 | Disc for centrifugal feeder A centrifugal feeder for supplying objects includes a bowl for receiving objects to be fed therefrom and a rim mounted adjacent to an upper surface of the bowl. A disc is disposed within the bowl and extends at an incline from an area adjacent to a lower ... | 09/08/1992 |
| 4928808 | Machine for unscrambling and positioning containers An unscrambler for unscrambling and orientating containers such as plastic bottles includes a hopper (1), having straight or slightly curved walls, a plurality of travelling carriages (20) having holding elements (5) with openings (6) for receiving indivi... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4913335 | Method and apparatus for die bonding Disclosed is a method for die bonding, comprising the steps of arranging a wafer having a multiplicity of mutually separated semiconductor chips vertically and near a lead frame which is conveyed horizontally, and picking up each of the semiconductor chip... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4899438 | Assembly device for pressing C-shaped sheet metal nut onto a plate A clip-like, C-shaped sheet-metal nut and an assembly device therefor, the nut having a thread leg with an embossed thread portion and a clip leg having a through hole, with the forward end of the thread leg having an upwardly and forwardly inclined inser... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4878575 | Vibratory feeder for elastomeric components Apparatus is provided for accepting an initially presented population of randomly oriented articles formed from a soft elastomeric material, and providing a high-speed output stream, wherein all said articles are commonly oriented for further mechanical m... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4821746 | Bar-like article supplying apparatus in hopper The present invention provides a bar-like article supplying apparatus in a hopper, and more specifically to an apparatus for supplying bar-like articles such as cigarettes or filter plugs to the hopper, wherein a bottom lid comprises a plurality of small ... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4821920 | Method and apparatus for loading articles onto feeder by elevating ramp segments An article feeding appartus for supplying articles includes a base member with a side wall member having a first surface and a second surface. The first surface is secured to the base member. A rim member is secured to the second surface of the side wall ... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4718319 | Arrangement for the orienting of the open ends of hollow bodies The casings are guided through a supply duct to a sorting roller which possesses an arresting duct with a pin extending axially and, in the same cross-sectional plane, a transit duct. Those casings which arrive with the casing base directed upwardly penet... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4610345 | Method and apparatus for orienting and delivering dispenser cap assemblies Method and apparatus in which dispenser cap assemblies of the type having a trigger-type pump cap and a dip tube are fed to a generally cone-shaped drum which rotates about a vertical axis and carries compartments within which the cap assemblies are moved... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4592136 | Fastener presentation device A device for automatically presenting fasteners in a predetermined disposition comprising a container for the fasteners which presents the fasteners to a rotary drum which raises the fasteners upwardly for deposit into a chute. The fasteners are fed down ... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4519524 | Parts feeder A parts feeder which executes the selection of articles and lets those selected articles transfer to the fixed trough (in-line feeder) smoothly, at the time of which linear transfer of the articles is effected not within the bowl, but at the in-line troug... | 05/28/1985 |
