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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7581657 | Bandage dispenser A bandage dispenser comprising a housing having a magazine rotatably mounted therein; an advancement assembly for rotating the magazine and a pusher mechanism. The magazine including a plurality of sterile individual pie shaped compartments each receiving a sterile ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7431160 | Apparatus for releasing tablets from a blister pack Apparatus for releasing tablets from a blister pack has a tray, a lid pivotally mounted on the tray and a peg slidably mounted on the lid. A base is formed integrally with side walls of the tray, a raised floor for receiving the blister pack extends across the tray ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7366586 | System and method for communicating vending information A system and method for communicating vending information for a vendible media product having entertainment content therein is provided. The system comprises a transaction network, and a database in communication with the transaction network, wherein the database st... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364050 | Mobile vending The mobile vending apparatus can be transported to a desired venue such as a festival grounds, sports park, or the like, and is quickly and easily rendered operational for use by persons standing at ground level. The apparatus can include individual automatic vendin... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360669 | Dispenser for spherical articles Spherical articles such as breath mints are released one at a time from a container by depressing a button, which simultaneously opens a first flow regulator and closes a second flow regulator in series with the first. When the button is released, the first flow reg... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7353969 | Tamper and child proof tablet dispenser with ejection means Tamper and child proof dispenser for a solid dosage product such as tablets and capsules that may be contained in a blister sheet. Dispenser comprises a dispensing assembly (3) for holding and dispensing the product, a slidably or hingedly connected outercove... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7333873 | Method and device for providing cards to be applied to a carrier A method and a device for providing cards for processing first cause a drawing of a card from at least one card magazine. The cards are arranged in a plurality of card magazines and may be drawn from the same, and information regarding their card type is further ass... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7234609 | Article dispensing system and method for same An article dispensing machine and article transport storage unit are shown that permit articles slated for inventory to be delivered in secure manner from a centralized inventory supply center to an article dispensing machine forming part of an article distribution ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7207152 | Method for handling, labeling and filling syringes An inventive method, system and apparatus are provided for syringe handling, and more particularly, for syringe labeling, filling and capping operations. To facilitate syringe handling, an inventive apparatus includes a plurality of syringe bodies interconnected in ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7200914 | Apparatus and method for loading a riveting module with blind rivet nuts The invention relates to a device for loading a rivet module (10), which can be vertically displaced between a lower placement position and an upper loading position, with blind rivet nuts (100) using a rivet feed (22). The invention is characte... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7188431 | Method of and device for determination of penetration depth For determining a depth of drilling in objects a path over which a resistance is measured which is produced by an object to be processed counteracts a processing tool during its advance movement, and the measured path is used for determination of a depth of drilling... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7185508 | Refrigerator with compact icemaker A refrigerator/freezer with an ice maker having an ice cube tray in which are formed multiple ice cube recesses. The ice cube tray is movable between a fill position and a harvest position. The ice cube tray has a composite construction comprising a base layer and a... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7131280 | Method for making ice in a compact ice maker A method of making ice cubes in a compact ice maker by setting a freeze time based on the determined volume of a mold for the ice maker. ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7108153 | Apparatus, system, and method for a medication access control device A medication access control device having a high-strength, high-impact cover and base that allows manual advancing and actuated dispensing of tablets, capsules, or pills of virtually all sizes from a medication cartridge, having penetrable seals, through a dispensin... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104417 | Pill dispensing apparatus and system Apparatus for dispensing pills packaged in a pack comprising a base and a top rotatably mounted on the base and defining a housing for the pill pack, a plunger mounted in the housing operable between inner and outer limit positions and having means for discharging o... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100792 | Automatic apparatus for storing and dispensing packaged medication and other small elements The system includes a bin hopper which temporarily stores a plurality of small elements, such as medications. The elements are moved out of the bin and singulated into a one-by-one sequence by a series of singulating conveyors. The resulting sequence of elements is ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7086589 | Smart connections The invention provides a method of controlling access to an object (16), such as a product for sale. The object (16) or its packaging (110) is secured, for example to a sales console (12,68) by use of connecting means (26). The con... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6976349 | Method for filling and capping syringes An inventive method, system and apparatus are provided for syringe handling, and more particularly, for syringe labeling, filling and capping operations. To facilitate syringe handling, an inventive apparatus includes a plurality of syringe bodies interconnected in ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6957522 | Method and system for labeling syringe bodies An inventive method, system and apparatus are provided for syringe handling, and more particularly, for syringe labeling, filling and capping operations. To facilitate syringe handling, an inventive apparatus includes a plurality of syringe bodies interconnected in ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6941627 | Adaptable fastener installation tool A system for installing fasteners into a workpiece. The system includes a fastener orientation system and an installation unit. The fastener orientation system receives the fastener from a fastener delivery tube and retains the fastener in a holding jaw. Specificall... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6915619 | Method for handling syringe bodies An inventive method, system and apparatus are provided for syringe handling, and more particularly, for syringe labeling, filling and capping operations. To facilitate syringe handling, an inventive apparatus includes a plurality of syringe bodies interconnected in ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6874652 | Methods for dispensing of tablets from an apparatus, apparatuses for performing the methods and use of such apparatuses The present invention relates to methods for dispensing of tablets from an apparatus constituting a dispenser for tablets contained in a blister pack. The invention also relates to such apparatuses and to uses of such apparatuses. The invention makes use of an appar... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6860402 | Automatic single unit dispenser An automatic single object dispenser has storage elements provided with a drum with a horizontal axis on the periphery of which are formed receptacles radially oriented to receive each an object through an opening and a delivery zone whereat the user can collect the... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6742673 | Method and apparatus for remote sales of vended products A mobile vending machine for transporting and vending a number of products. The mobile vending machine includes a storage compartment for storing the products, a dispensing mechanism for dispensing the products, and a drive mechanism. The storage compartment is posi... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6688489 | Portable automatic fastener delivery system A portable fastener delivery system is provided that comprises an automated unloading mechanism that removes fasteners from a fastener storage device and delivers the fasteners through a delivery conduit to a work station. Generally, the portable fastener... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6651840 | Apparatus for dispensing pills, as well as dispenser and pillpack for use therein An apparatus for dispensing pills comprises at least one ring-shaped blister pack, in which cavities containing pills are distributed, such that the openings of the cavities therein are directed outwardly, as well as a flat pocket dispenser. It has a firs... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6612461 | Device for storing and for reminding and / or recording the intake of drugs The invention relates to a device for storing and for reminding/recording the intake of drugs, arranged in a drug packaging, which is designed as individual packaging segments, which form individual pockets, holding individual drug dosages (tablets, pills... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6581799 | Product dispenser A product dispenser comprising a cover, a slidable push element, a base and a landing is provided. The cover and the base are rotatable with respect to each other about a common axis. The cover comprises a roof opening in which the push element slides in ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6475436 | Method and device for removing consumable analytic products from a storage container A method and a device for removing an analytic consumable product, in particular a test element, from a storage container having chambers which are sealed by foils from which the consumable product is pushed out by means of a plunger (7) can be optimized ... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6446832 | Virtual multihopper card feeder An improved card feeding apparatus and associated method for feeding plastic cards to a printer. The apparatus can be used in any system where plastic cards are fed into a printer, but has particular use in a self-service, automated card issuance kiosk. T... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6431399 | Pharmaceutical dosing dispenser A pill dispenser allows for alternating removal of two or more solid forms of pharmaceutical medications, such as tablets, film tablets, coated tablets, or capsules. The pill dispenser has a housing, a baseplate, at least two storage containers for receiv... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6340094 | Premium supply apparatus and lock mechanism of hook for premium supply apparatus A lock mechanism for a hook in which a premium suspended in a hook can be taken out at a predetermined drop position within a casing is provided. The mechanism comprises a base member (40), a hook (10) fixed to the base body (40), and a lock portion (20) ... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6315157 | Grid skill amusement game or dispensing device A coin operated device for the distribution of items includes a target array of tubular members containing items. A ram attached to and extending from a support member. The support member providing for movement of the ram within a plane. The ram is employ... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6125082 | Timed cigarette dispenser A timed cigarette dispenser for limiting the number of cigarettes available to a smoker to assist the smoker in reducing the number of cigarettes smoked over an interval of time, and/or to assist the smoker in quitting smoking. The dispenser includes a ho... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6098835 | Child resistant pill rotating disk dispenser The present invention is a child resistant rotating disk pill dispenser with a main housing to receive a circular pill package and pill package tray for rotation. The tray contains annularly arranged pill-drop orifices, and hold in place a circular pill p... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6062420 | Apparatus for dispensing pills from a blister pack An apparatus for dispensing pills from a blister pack in which cavities containing pills are distributed, comprises a lower part for supporting the pack in a ring-shape and an upper part fitting onto the lower part and surrounding the blister pack togethe... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6019247 | Rotary rolled coin dispenser A rolled coin dispensing apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a rotatable dispensing wheel that holds coin rolls, a rotary drive mechanism for rotating the dispensing wheel to a dispense position, and an ejecting mechanism for ejecting a predete... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5931340 | Dispenser incorporating storage and retriever module A dispenser is provided comprising a housing, a plurality of storage trays, a retriever module, a user interface, and a controller in communication with the user interface. The controller is operative to cause the retriever module to move towards a select... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5868086 | Apparatus for transferring seedlings from plant trays The present invention relates to an automatic transplanter. More specifically, the invention relates to a mechanism for transferring seedlings or plants from plant trays or flats in which they have been grown or propagated onto a conveyor for delivering t... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5854074 | Dispensing instrument for fluid monitoring sensors A sensor dispensing instrument is adapted to receive a generally circular sensor pack containing a plurality of blood glucose sensors. Each of the sensors are disposed in sensor cavities, each of which is in fluid communication with a corresponding desicc... | 12/29/1998 |
