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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8025180 | Capsule dispensing apparatus The present invention refers to an apparatus for dispensing capsules, preferably single-use, disposable capsules for the production of beverages, brews and the like, intended for use in connection with automatic food-product vending machines. The inventive capsule d... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7648047 | Rotary screw escapement device and methods of use thereof Apparatus that receives multiple screws serially from a vibrating bowl with a single exit ramp, collects a plurality, e.g., six, of screws and distributes the plurality of screws simultaneously to different tubes in one assembly. A rotary holder having a plurality o... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7359765 | Electronic pill dispenser An electronic pill dispenser includes a container and a cap removably attached to the container. Components of the pill dispenser include a power source, pill dispenser circuitry, a real time clock, a counter, a display, a dispensing mechanism, a sensor, a visual in... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7325700 | Dispenser apparatus and packaging to inhibit propagation of hand-borne pathogens An apparatus for the sanitary dispensing of small stirring straws comprising a dispensing apparatus for dispensing rod-shaped objects comprising a hopper assembly comprised of a hopper bin, and a cylindrical cavity formed beneath said hopper bin; disposed within sai... | 02/05/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7264138 | Anti-pilfering device for a vending machine A vending machine includes a storage/display region, a dispensing chamber including a product access opening, and an anti-pilfer device that prevents unauthorized removal of products from the storage/display region through the product access opening. A delivery door... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7222749 | 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... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7178691 | Toilet paper storage and dispenser container A toilet paper storage and dispenser container in which to store and manually dispense rolls of toilet paper. The container comprises a convex container front in the form of a slidable face plate and a removable lid, an access door in which to extract a roll and a f... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7152757 | Can and bottle dispenser A coupling for connection of a tube comprises a coupling housing which includes a first end into which the tube is inserted, a clamping ring which is positioned in the coupling housing against a first conical surface, a sealing ring which is positioned in the coupli... | 12/26/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7149600 | Pipe storage and inventory control chest A materials storage chest system stores and selectively dispenses pipe in response to a controller which selectively limits access thereto. A material dispensing opening prevents access to the chest other than through the controller. A communication system provides ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7124500 | Pinch grip hanger loading mechanism A pinch grip hanger mechanism dispenses pinch grip hangers, one at a time, and then opens the pinch grips for insertion of a garment. The insertion of a garment triggers the closing of the pinch grips, and reciprocation of a hanger feed push plate to dispense anothe... | 10/24/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7080765 | Multiple roll and boxed goods dispenser A dispenser for locating beneath a wall cabinet or shelf and provided for dispensing sheet materials, or boxed material, such as sheets, or bags. The dispenser includes a pair of support beams, one normally for locating the front, and the other at the back, and a pi... | 07/25/2006 |
| 6794634 | Optical vend-sensing system for control of vending machine For ensuring that a vending machine motor will continue to operate until a product has descended through a vending space or an established time interval has elapsed, an optical beam is established across the vend space through which a product must drop. A change in ... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6715637 | Combination storage/dispenser for hollow-cored paper roll A combination storage/dispenser (FIG. 1D) for toilet paper comprising: a hopper (10) for holding a plurality of rolls stacked co-axially with and inside said hopper (10); a base (42) having at its center, a shaft (44) with a smalle... | 04/06/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6378729 | Ampule storage container for dispensing ampules at a constant rate A constant-rate ampule feed device which can smoothly and reliably feed packaged ampules one by one at a constant rate. In a container body, a storage space is formed that is capable of storing packaged ampules in a single row with their central trunk por... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6227407 | Small article vending system A system for dispensing articles such as candy, lollipops, or other oddly shaped objects is provided. A helix, turned by an electric motor or the purchaser of the article, delivers a single unit from a loading area to one basket in a chain of baskets. The... | 05/08/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6189731 | Device for holding and dispensing cotton swabs A device for holding and dispensing cotton swabs or the like, wherein the device includes a housing for holding the cotton swabs and the housing has at least two chambers extending parallel one behind the other for holding with play a plurality of cotton ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6168046 | Vitamin and pill dispensing device A vitamin and pill dispensing device including a housing having an upper portion, a lower portion, and an intermediate portion therebetween. The upper portion has an open upper end, a closed lower end, a front face, a rear face, and a pair of opposed side... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6056151 | Gumball machine A bulk vending amusement device has multiple, visible tracks extending from a bin for moving a product to a dispenser for dispensing the product to entertain a user. A diverter, disposed between the bin and the multiple tracks, diverts the product from th... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5901878 | Ball can vending machine A ball can vending machine comprises a cylindrical storage drum including a housing section sized to hold a plurality of ball cans with the longitudinal axes of the cans disposed parallel to the cylindrical axis of the housing section. The housing section... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5899358 | Device for dispensing cylindrical objects The invention concerns an apparatus for dispensing cylindrical objects, the apparatus having a dispensing device comprising a device housing having a dispensing opening, a storage magazine disposed within the device housing for storing the objects, and a ... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5860563 | Medicine vial dispenser A medicine vial dispensing apparatus includes a housing for storing medicine vials in a substantially axially horizontal storage orientation and a dispensing assembly for dispensing the vials in an upright orientation. The preferred embodiment includes a ... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5823386 | Reward candy dispenser for personal computers A personal computer peripheral, battery powered reward candy dispenser which immediately presents students with a single candy for each problem completed correctly while using educational application software. The reward candy dispenser compromises: a tra... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5765719 | Roll dispenser and rack The dispenser and rack for a roll of paper, plastic, or foil, which comprises a magazine for generally vertical disposition having an open bottom, and the inside dimensions of the magazine are sufficient to accommodate at least one roll. A paddle is mount... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5553739 | Tablet dispenser The present invention relates to a dispenser for tablets, comprising a drawer element having a through going opening for the accommodation of just one tablet, which drawer element may be displaced along a narrow sidewall of a box shaped housing. A partiti... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5509522 | Quick release hopper and improved cylindrical dispensing member for individual cigarette vending machine A quick release hopper 60 and an improved cylindrical dispensing member 70 for an individual cigarette vending machine 10. The quick release hopper 60 has a rotatable dispensing member 70, a hopper slot 61 at its bottom that aligns with a dispensing membe... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5452822 | Gumball machine A gumball machine attracts and entertains users by enabling a user, after he purchases a gumball from the machine, to visually observe the gumball as it travels from the storage area of the gumball machine to the dispenser where the user removes the gumba... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5409132 | Tablet dispenser The invention relates to a tablet dispenser, including a dispenser housing, a replaceable tablet package to be accommodated in the housing, an adjustable periodicity indicator and a single tablet dispensing aperture in the dispenser cover. The tablet pack... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5377866 | Multiple-roll toilet paper dispenser rack A new and improved multiple-roll toilet paper dispenser rack for storing a plurality of rolls of toilet paper within the unused space of a bathroom cabinet and dispensing the rolls one at a time through an opening in the cabinet, the multiple-roll toilet ... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5377864 | Drug dispensing apparatus The present invention provides for a drug dispensing device which is portable, provides a high level of security, is flexible in accommodating a number of user selected drugs, is easily stockable, and reduces labor and time requirement for drug dispensing... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5322187 | Automatic dispenser for ice cream cake and the like An automatic dispenser for ice cream cakes having a taking unit mounted in a shop window on a movable structure with respect to the product being dispensed. The unit includes a shovel on a structure movable in three orthogonal directions.... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5314078 | First-in first-out article storage rack apparatus An article storage rack apparatus for storing and dispensing articles in first-in, first-out order comprises side-by-side columns of slant racks, in which alternate slant racks in each column are inclined downwardly in opposite direction. Articles are int... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5301831 | Newspaper rack with improved one-at-a-time dispensing assembly The present invention comprises a one-at-a-time dispensing assembly for newspaper racks of tetrahedral shape in which the assembly is positioned within and spans the walls of the rack. The dispensing assembly of the invention includes a fixed support base... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5092489 | Device for the automatic dispensing of bottles, particularly of flexible materials The subject of the present invention are devices for the automatic dispensing of bottles, notably in flexible material. The technical sector of the invention is that of the manufacture of automatic vending machines of drinks in individual containers, of the ... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5027974 | Cotton roll dispenser This invention relates to an apparatus for dispensing cotton rolls. More particularly, this invention relates to an apparatus which may be supported on a work table, credenza, sideboard or the like in use in an operating room such as a dental operatory fo... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5009330 | Golf ball vending machine A machine that vends a predetermined number of golf balls when activated by a coin or token-operated slide mechanism. A large plurality of golf balls are placed in a hopper and the balls are fed from the hopper, one at a time, into an elongate pipe that d... | 04/23/1991 |
