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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7243689 | Device with needle penetrable and laser resealable portion and related method A device and method are provided for needle penetrating and filling a chamber with a predetermined substance, and laser resealing a resulting needle hole in the device. A needle penetrable and laser resealable portion of the device is pierceable with a needle to for... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7213723 | Bulk vending machine A bulk vending machine provides a dispensing conduit having a revolving mouth that floats on top of a heap of articles in the product bin. The mouth is movable between a horizontal orientation, in which the mouth can scoop articles off of the surface of the heap, an... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7152538 | Sprig planting machine A sprig planting machine is provided and includes a hopper for holding sprigs. A first conveyor is disposed below the hopper and receives sprigs from the hopper. Sprigs on the first conveyor are conveyed to a discharge point where the sprigs are discharged and fall ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7100646 | Sealed containers and methods of making and filling same Disclosed is a uniquely configured medicament vial assembly which includes a storage vial, a stopper member and a securing ring. The vial assembly is configured to improve healthcare worker safety by providing a shielded gripping location to aid in the reduction of ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7083088 | Method and apparatus for dispensing flexible cards A support unit supports a plurality of flexible cards arranged in a stack. A pickup unit adjacent to the stack of flexible cards attracts a first card from the stack of cards, bending the flexible card. A transporting unit adjacent to the pickup unit receives and mo... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7048183 | RFID rag and method of user verification An identification tag (100) facilitates use of a secure computer system (300). The tag (100) is adapted to be worn on a user's wrist and includes an identification and registration circuit (102) that includes an identification component (... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7032631 | Medicament vial having a heat-sealable cap, and apparatus and method for filling the vial A resealable cap (110, 210) for a medicament vial (114, 214) has a base portion (112, 212) formed of vulcanized rubber or like material known for providing a stable environment for the medicament contained within the vial, and a resealable porti... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6695698 | Electro-mechanical coin operated capsule dispensing game system A dispensing game system includes a prize capsule storage hopper above two automatic hopper loaders that replenish the game below with prize capsules as needed. Two Ferris wheels carry free swinging gondolas that receive and hold the prize capsules from t... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6543639 | Animated candy dispenser and methods An animated candy dispenser for tablet candy pieces including a magazine for storing the candy in a columnar manner, a finger actuated button mechanically linked to a dispensing assembly that includes a movable character with candy gripping extensions to ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6539280 | Merchandising method and apparatus An improved merchandising method, system and apparatus are provided through the use of product displays having a track for aligning product packages in a linear fashion, and an electronic monitoring and transmitting device in the product displays that det... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6477967 | Seed planter A seed planter is pulled behind a tractor and deposits seeds into an underlying trench in soil. The seed planter contains (a) a seed hopper for holding a quantity of seeds; (b) a seed meter for metering the flow of seeds to be planted which drops seed int... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6343711 | Medicament dispensing cell A medicament dispensing cell (12) is provided which is used in large, automated dispensing machines (10) to provide rapid and accurate dispensing of medicament dosage forms such as tablets (124), capsules, or pills. The cell (12) includes a housing (20) f... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6325571 | Particulate object conveying apparatus A particulate object conveying apparatus for conveying particulate objects of indefinite shape, e.g., particulate polycrystalline silicon, one by one, comprises: a stagnating portion for stagnating particulate objects; a rotor having a plural number of grooves... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6322066 | Lottery ticket dispensing assembly A lottery ticket dispensing device is provided with a ticket drawing wheel having thereon a plurality of friction surfaces and smooth surfaces, which are arranged alternately so as to bring about an intermittent movement of a lottery ticket which is drawn... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6311867 | Card elevator and dispenser Equipment is provided for issuing IC cards packed in transparent films, etc. without damaging the card or the packaging. The equipment includes a dispenser which can be loaded with s large number of cards in simple and at short time. An elevator for the c... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6276564 | Sorting magazine for the supply of loose small parts The sorting magazine serves for the supply of loose small parts (1) such as rivets, eyes, press fasteners and so forth. It includes a trough-shaped storage container (2) which has a front wall (3) and a magazine base plate (4), with a filling opening (5) ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6098840 | Inclining slide for card dispensing device A card-dispensing device has a mechanism for forcibly modifying the attitude of the slide during the forward run of the slide from a horizontal attitude in which the slide is pushing a card forward to an attitude which is inclined through a fixed angle, a... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5716492 | Tape cutter and self-adhesive label peeler Disclosed is a tape cutter and self-adhesive label peeler which associates a tape cutter stand with an engaging arm assembly so that it may not only cut an ordinary adhesive tape but also peel self-adhesive labels off from an under layer thereof. To use t... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5377867 | Selector pin seed meter The present invention is directed to a seed meter for corn. The seed meter comprises a stationary casing with two rotatably mounted discs. The casing is provided with a seed receiving zone in communication with a inlet, and a seed discharge zone in commun... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5305699 | Portable seeder having a two section turning plate An improved portable seeder particularly adapted for agricultural cultivation of seedlings is characterized in its turning plate driven by a transmission mechanism having a two-section structure including a concentrically disposed inner and outer section;... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5296080 | Apparatus for applying an elastic waistband to a disposable diaper A method and apparatus for applying an elastic waistband to disposable diapers utilizing canted pin-equipped wheels where an elastic patch is applied to the wheels when the wheel peripheries are close together and then stripping the patches from the pins ... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5169283 | Basket denester A stack of baskets carrying frozen chickens or the like are mounted on a dolly which is wheeled into a denester having spaced apart vertical side walls. Each of the side walls carries a vertically moving conveyor having spaced hooks adapted to be moved in... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5029843 | Printed products handling apparatus for reception, storage and transfer of folded sheet products To hold and transport folded printed products, a belt (18), for example a steel ribbon, has separating and holding elements (19), for example flat metal plates or sheets secured thereto. The transport belt (18) with the separating elements thereon is guid... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4544314 | Can end divider An apparatus is disclosed for dividing a single stick of can ends into a pair of can end sticks. The apparatus includes a pair of driven groved roll wheels between which the can ends are separated and fed in a pair of intermeshed star wheels for receiving... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4440101 | Plant transfer mechanism An apparatus for high-speed transfer of plants from an array arranged in ranks and rows to a transplanting location. The apparatus incorporates structure which positively locates and stabilizes the individual plants during their path of travel from the ar... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4106669 | Sugar cane planting machines A sugar cane planter cart having a circular plate rotatably mounted in a vertical plane within the cart adjacent a load of sugar cane stalks. The plate has a plurality of V-shaped elements about its periphery to engage a stalk with the V and drive the sta... | 08/15/1978 |
