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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7204391 | One at a time pill dispenser A one-at-a-time pill container and dispenser having a mechanism that allows for dispensing pills. Said pills are stored safely inside the device until dispensed preferably by actuating a plunger mechanism that operates by engagement to a helical cut or thread in a t... | 04/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 6144730 | Method of optimum call distribution using an intelligent network and system thereof A method of call distribution for selecting an optimum terminating address networkwide over the whole circuits connected to the network is provided. A computer SCP comprising means for communicating with an exchange SSP and having a function of routing a ... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6112941 | Single vend newspaper vending machine A machine for vending printed products, in particular, newspaper and including a housing for storing the printed products, a coin mechanism associated with the housing for receiving payment for a printed product, and a delivery mechanism for delivery a pa... | 09/05/2000 |
| 5462196 | Hopper and feed for plastic book-binding strips Plastic binding strips used with this invention comprise a female strip consisting of a narrow, thin plastic strip formed with spaced apertures and grooves communicating with the apertures and a male strip comprising a narrow plastic strip having bendable... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5263596 | Medication dispenser station sub-assembly A sub-assembly for use in a medication dispenser station for controller actuated dispensing of pharmaceutical items in single quantities from locked storage and allowing rapid reloading of more items all under extreme security and heightened accountabilit... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5018614 | Ticket vending machine An outer housing encloses an inner panel separating a money accepting and ticket dispensing apparatus. The money accepting apparatus releases an internal lever upon insertion of the correct money. This internal lever disengages from a toothed plate which ... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5009328 | Article cassette for a vending machine An article cassette for a vending machine has a horizontal conveyor for supporting articles one behind another in a row behind an outfeed station and for feeding the articles step by step towards the outfeed station. The outfeed station at its forward end... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4802606 | Newspaper dispenser A newspaper dispenser includes a housing with an upwardly biased platform therein for supporting a stack of newspapers. A scoop assembly which dispenses a single newspaper at a time, is mounted in the housing and includes a pusher arm and a scoop connecte... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4273256 | Apparatus for dispensing printed products An apparatus for dispensing printed products such as newspapers or periodicals from the top of a stack within a housing from which a manually rotatable knob protrudes. Two toothed detent rods are vertically mounted on the rear wall of the housing, one det... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4190420 | Container for dispensing articles to an automated analyzer A container is disclosed for receiving a stack of articles to be sequentially removed from a dispensing station of the container. A stack positioning element in the container is movable forwardly in the container into engagement with an article stack to u... | 02/26/1980 |
| 4142863 | Article container for dispensing reagent slides A container for dispensing reagent slides into apparatus which uses the slides to carry out quantitative chemical analysis of fluid samples. The container is formed of a plurality of casing parts which, when joined together, for a generally rectangular ho... | 03/06/1979 |
