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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7299576 | Vending machine advertising apparatus and method In some embodiments of the present invention, a vending machine display apparatus and method includes a controller, a display electrically coupled to the controller and adapted to be coupled to the vending machine in a location externally visible on the vending mach... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7249687 | Medicament dispenser A medicament dispenser for use with a medicament carrier having multiple distinct medicament doses carried thereby and an internal mechanism for dispensing the distinct medicament doses carried by the medicament carrier. The mechanism comprises receiving means for r... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7236946 | Operation of control system for ensuring availability of purchasable items in networked machines Embodiments of the present invention provide for a method, system and article of manufacture for operating vending machines. In general, a plurality of vending machines are nodes of a network. Each node is configured to send, receive and process signals carrying inv... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7233228 | Alerting system An alerting system for use in generating an alert in respect of usage of a device, the alerting system including a detector capable of detecting an event that is indicative of usage of the device, the alerting system being arranged to invoke a selected alert state p... | 06/19/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7198172 | Medicament dispenser Disclosed is a medicament dispenser having a base unit and a replaceable refill container. The base unit has one or more sensors for sensing one or more conditions of the medicament dispenser and a display for displaying indicia representing a state of the medicamen... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7161494 | Vending machine A vending machine has an input/output switching device between an image display device for displaying a still image and/or a moving image and a first image output device capable of outputting image data of a small data size in a predetermined signal form. This input... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7118007 | Automated Meds dispenser system An automated Meds dispenser system including a staging station for systematic loading of Meds into vials and an automated Meds dispenser for receiving and for subsequent distribution of Meds containing vials at multiple times over a period of multiple days. User fri... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7080644 | Packaging and delivery of pharmaceuticals and drugs A blister pack for use with inhalation therapy inhalers comprises an elongate bottom element having an overlying top element defining a plurality of spaced top crowned areas containing powder or liquid medications or drugs. ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7023337 | Spray gun control operator interface A monitoring system that permits an operator to observe on a visual display operating data for a plurality of dispensing devices. These data displays are visual representations based on signals received from a monitor control. The operator is able to arrange and gro... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7006894 | Interactive medication cassette This invention relates to an interactive medication cassette with a machine readable and writable information strip that contains information corresponding to the medication in the cassette. The interactive medication cassette holds the medication and couples the co... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6973371 | Unit dose compliance monitoring and reporting device and system A unit dose medication compliance monitoring and reporting apparatus and system that includes a dispenser shell formed with dose compartments. A retainer sheet affixed to the shell seals each compartment and partially bursts upon dispensing. A sensor network and mon... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6957125 | Interactive vending machine to view customized products before they are purchased and internally track saleable inventory An interactive vending machine which enables a consumer to view customized products before they are purchased and thereafter enables the consumer to purchase the customized products. The machine also keeps track of inventory so that if a particular item or accessory... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6941948 | Medicament storage and delivery devices A multiple dose delivery device for delivering a medicament into an oral cavity of a patient is provided. The device includes a sachet pack including a plurality of unit doses of a medicament enclosed between a first strip and a second strip. The device further incl... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6918509 | Toy and pogo dispenser A dispenser for dispensing candy or other small objects, the dispenser having a rotatable hopper, having a hopper cavity therein, a tubular structure, having a storage portion for storing objects above the rotating hopper, a storage portion opening, a base portion, ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6845866 | Dispenser A dispenser for storing and dispensing a plurality of objects including a tray defining a storage area and a divider assembly located within the storage area. ... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6834452 | Vending machine advertising apparatus and method In some embodiments of the present invention, a vending machine display apparatus and method includes a controller, an electroluminescent display electrically coupled to the controller and adapted to be coupled to the vending machine in a location externally visible... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6822554 | Systems and methods for medication monitoring The present invention relates to a method and system of medication monitoring which includes analyzing data on the clinical consequences of variable patient compliance with prescribed drug regimens, communicating to caregivers and/or patients the compliance-dependen... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6734798 | Fuel dispenser with a human detection and recognition system A fuel dispenser and method to detect the presence of a human being at a fuel dispenser as well as gather data about the human being using the fuel dispenser. The data is used to determine the language or dialect of the fueling instructions as well as the language o... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6690275 | Customer-sensitive dispenser using proximity sensing devices The present invention provides a fuel dispenser capable of sensing the proximity or location of a customer relative to the fuel dispenser without requiring direct customer contact and controlling the display or aspects of the display accordingly to conser... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6609969 | Apparatus and method for dispensing of awards A device for dispensing awards includes a housing having a set of compartments, the contents of which are visible from the outside. Each compartment contains a small but valuable award, such as a diamond. The housing is part of, or connected to, a gaming ... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6535637 | Pharmaceutical pill recognition and verification system A method of dispensing a prescribed medication, in pill form, and verifying that the medication dispensed is the prescribed medication. A medication identified from a prescription (P) is dispensed into a container (C). An image of the dispensed pills is t... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6415202 | Tamper resistant programmable medicine dispenser A portable electrically operable and tamper resistant medication dispenser for supplying multiple daily medications to a patient on a predetermined schedule and which includes a programmable assembly for indexing a plurality of containers which are filled... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6412654 | Vending machine A vending machine for vending articles such as cassettes or boxes is disclosed which has a touch screen (18) for receiving user input commands, a key pad (26) and credit card or coin payment devices (22, 24). A control system (FIGS. 11 to 13 and 23) contr... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6380853 | Customer-sensitive dispenser using proximity sensing devices The present invention provides a fuel dispenser capable of sensing the proximity or location of a customer relative to the fuel dispenser without requiring direct customer contact and controlling the display or aspects of the display accordingly to conser... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6364517 | Drug dispenser and quantity input device A device which can reduce the workload on operators during replenishment and stocktaking of drugs stored in a drug dispenser. The drug dispenser has a memory for storing data on the initial number of drugs in each of the drug feeders, a processor for calc... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6286710 | Vending machine and concurrently ice-box There is provided a vending machine and concurrently ice-box furnished in a hotel room, etc. that serves the paying guest of the room with cold water and personal articles as a room service and enables them to conveniently purchase various kinds of bevera... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6243687 | Kiosk systems and methods for issuing a card storing electronic coupons, after receiving data about a customer A system for dispensing and redeeming electronic discount coupons in a store. A card-dispensing kiosk collects information from a customer and subsequently issues a "smart card" for storing electronic coupons. Upon completion of shopping, the customer red... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6176391 | Message providing candy dispenser A candy dispenser that provides a message when a piece of candy is dispensed is provided with a housing adapted to hold candy, an actuating member, a candy dispensing mechanism that releases a piece of candy from the housing when the actuating member is m... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6163736 | Tamper resistant programmable medicine dispenser A portable electrically operable and tamper resistant medication dispenser for supplying multiple daily medications to a patient on a predetermined schedule and which includes a programmable assembly for indexing a plurality of containers which are filled... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6115649 | Vending machine and distribution management system A vending machine and distribution management system is provided which stores and sells merchandise to customers. The system includes a host computer for receiving actual sales data from the vending machine in order to track inventory and sales preference... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6078896 | Video identification for forecourt advertising A fuel dispenser includes fuel delivery components located in a service station, a card reader for reading customer credit or debit cards, a customer data input mechanism, and a video infeed line for infeeding a video signal including advertising of a pro... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6038492 | Item dispensing system An item dispensing system having modular and distributed components that are suitable for use at POS counter. Item dispensing units are placed beneath the counter and are electrically connected by a cable to a retailer keypad and display which, in turn, i... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5943241 | Item dispensing system An item dispensing system having modular and distributed components that are suitable for use at a POS counter. Item dispensing units are placed beneath the counter and are electrically connected by a cable to a stand-alone retailer keypad and display whi... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5914886 | Goods selecting apparatus and method for automatic vending machine A goods selecting apparatus and method for an automatic vending machine enables uses a control device to take necessary actions in case a user selects an article in error among goods stored in the automatic vending machine thereby preventing undesired goo... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5852911 | Tablet dispenser A tablet dispenser having a control unit which can eliminate the possibility of erroneously putting tablets in a wrong tablet storage space. The tablet dispenser has a tablet storage unit and a packing unit. Tablets designated by drug information are drop... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5850937 | Dispenser with means for alerting a user A pill dispenser with means is provided for alerting a user when medication must be taken. The dispenser includes a housing having a top face with at least one compartment formed therein and a lid having a first orientation for allowing access to the corr... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5831862 | Automatic transaction system with a dynamic display and methods of its operation An automatic transaction apparatus, such as a vending machine, containing a current inventory of products for purchase and including a display unit. The current product inventory stored in the apparatus is monitored and representations of products appeari... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5782377 | Article dispensing and positioning device An article dispensing and positioning device is disclosed in which a plurality of rectangular articles such as dominos or the like are placed on a flat surface in a plurality of parallel rows and in evenly spaced relationship with each other in each row. ... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5529206 | Game machine having automatic gift ejecting function A game machine is provided with an automatic gift ejecting function of selecting gifts, even if in different forms, through game-like operations and automatically ejecting the gifts without using special capsules or the like by using devised gift display,... | 06/25/1996 |
