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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7815071 | Apparatuses and methods for dispensing magnetic cards, integrated circuit cards, and other similar items Apparatuses and methods for dispensing cards and other items. In one embodiment, a card dispensing apparatus includes at least first and second card hoppers and a movable card carriage. The card carriage is movable between a first position proximate to the first car... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7717293 | Bag holder and dispenser A bag dispenser is provided. The bag dispenser includes at least one outer wall, an inner chamber located within the at least one outer wall, at least one opening in the at least one outer wall and an adjustable divider located with the inner chamber. ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7401710 | Vending machine dispensing system A dispensing system for a vending machine includes a vend motor, a cradle, a load bar and a push arm. Upon selection of a particular product, the vend motor rotates the cradle, causing the product to emerge from the vending machine. The cradle is designed to accommo... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7398895 | Pharmaceutical tablet dispensing and packaging system A pharmaceutical tablet dispensing and packaging system comprising a tablet packaging unit and a tablet dispensing unit having door cabinets and a base cabinet with each door cabinet rear portion detachably engaged to the base cabinet rear portion. Each cabinet rear... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7360668 | Tablet packing apparatus A tablet packing apparatus having a tablet feeding section and storage shelves for storing tablet vessels in which tablets fed from the tablet feeding section are packed. The storage shelves include a plurality of container chambers in which the tablet vessels which... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7353079 | Vending system for personalized pet collars and method therefor A vending system for personalized pet collars. The vending system allows a user to conveniently personalize pet collars with letter, number, and design charms. The user may select a pet collar along with any charms. The user may also select the placement of each cha... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347335 | Pusher assembly, merchandise dispenser and method of dispensing merchandise A spring-driven pusher assembly of a merchandise dispenser in which the spring is carried entirely on the pusher assembly behind the articles being dispensed to thereby eliminate any interference problems with RF signals or the like used for purposes of determining ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7344049 | Devices useful in system and method for dispensing prescriptions An automated method for dispensing pharmaceuticals, particularly tablets and capsules, and other small discrete objects, includes: receiving prescription information, selecting a container, labeling the container, dispensing the tablets or capsules into the labeled ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7334701 | Article storage magazine for an article handling device An article handling apparatus having an article storage area (215) includes a movable storage structure (219). The movable storage structure (219) has a bin segment guidance structure to form a plurality of axially aligned article storage column... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334700 | Medicine supplying apparatus There is disclosed a medicine supplying apparatus which can effectively eliminate medicine clogging in a nozzle for releasing a medicine into a package paper or the like. The medicine supplying apparatus supplies the medicine discharged from a tablet case which cont... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7305687 | Apparatus for supporting a storage container An apparatus for supporting a storage container upon removal from a storage compartment. A door is disposed proximate the storage compartment and is movable between an open position and a closed position. The door includes a mating feature. The storage container inc... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7251546 | Programming presets in a vending machine A vending machine apparatus comprising a housing defining an internal cavity and an article storage area where predetermined groups of stored articles are located at predetermined positions within the housing. An article retrieval device is associated with the housi... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7246719 | Adjustable storage rack for a vending machine A vending machine includes at least one width-adjustable storage rack, the storage rack having a fixed wall and a movable wall connected to the fixed wall by at least one connecting link; and an adjustment mechanism constructed and adapted to position the movable wa... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7228989 | High efficiency beverage vending machine The invention provides a vending machine for cooling food products. The vending machine includes a housing defining an interior. The vending machine also includes a plurality of holding members substantially thermally isolated from one another and disposed in the in... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7213721 | Personal medication dispenser An automated personal pill dispenser has one or more chambers for holding a supply of pills. A feed mechanism is associated with each chamber and is selectively operable to dispense an incremental number of pills from each respective chamber. A programmable controll... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7188748 | Vacuum-packed diaper vending machine A vending machine for dispensing absorbent articles includes at least one compartment for storing products for individual dispensing in response to selection by a consumer; and a plurality of products disposed within the at least one compartment for individually dis... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7185809 | RF point of purchase apparatus and method of using same The present invention provides a checkout device that includes a purchasable item having an RFID tag affixed thereto and a scanner for detecting the RFID tag. A dispenser proximate to the scanner dispenses a point of purchase product upon selection by a user of the ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7159410 | Thermal barrier for a refrigerated compartment in a vending machine A vending machine apparatus comprising a housing defining an internal cavity and an article storage compartment positioned inside the cavity. The article storage compartment has a cooling unit associated therewith for cooling the article storage compartment. The art... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7131155 | Diaper changing bench for public use An apparatus for a diaper changing table 12 that can be selectively deployed by individuals 14 to aid in their toiletry needs. While the device 10 can be installed in any bathroom 16, preferably it is intended to be installed in public ba... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7128997 | Method and system for dispensing pelletized fuel for use with a fuel cell Representative embodiments provide for a fuel activation device including a fuel storage chamber configured to store a plurality of fuel pellets arranged as a stack. A fuel dispensing device is configured to transport a fuel pellet to a fuel activation chamber. A sp... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7121426 | Apparatus for dispensing flat items A vending machine for dispensing flat items includes a housing having a removable collection pan with a pan bag, a door with display windows, a coin slide mechanism extending through the door and a folder slide mounted on the inside of the door. The folder slide rel... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7121427 | Fork based transport storage system for pharmaceutical unit of use dispenser A medicament storage and dispensing system (10) operable for storing and dispensing products (12) such as pre-packaged pharmaceutical boxes and/or bottles and broadly includes a cabinet (14); a plurality of product shelves (16) mounted wi... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7118009 | Displaceable barrier A vending machine apparatus comprising a housing defining an internal cavity and an article storage compartment positioned inside the cavity. The article storage compartment may have a cooling unit associated therewith for cooling the article storage compartment. Th... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7104420 | Dispensing box from which items can be slid out The inside of the box is divided into two seats by an inclined separator (F) that ends at two opposing sliding-out slits. The main faces (A, B) have two slits (A1, A2, B1, B2) and the separator (F) has a slit (N) parallel to the direction... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100795 | Adjustable rear spacer wall assembly for a vending machine A vending machine includes an adjustable channel assembly for varying the depth of a product stack area within the vending machine. Preferably two adjustable channel assemblies are mounted to a column wall to support a rear spacer wall that defines a back portion of... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7099741 | Control systems and methods of dispensing items A control system for regulating a dispenser that includes a feeder bowl and a plurality of dispensing paths is disclosed. The control system includes a control unit for controlling a rotation drive for rotating the dispensing paths, a feeder bowl vibration device fo... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7083512 | Coin and token organizing, holding and dispensing apparatus An improved coin and token organizing, holding and dispensing apparatus comprises a lower housing for organizing, holding and dispensing a pre-determined number of coins and tokens of varying sizes and denominations. The lower housing has a substantially rectangular... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7077286 | Drug dispensing cabinet having a drawer interlink, counterbalance and locking system A dispensing cabinet is comprised of a frame, a plurality of shelves movably connected to the frame at an angle with respect thereto, and a plurality of drawers with each drawer carried by one of the shelves such that each of the drawers is capable of moving between... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7077636 | Foam-in-place apparatus, and methods of use and manufacture A foam-in-place apparatus includes a foam containment unit, a foam precursor storage unit, and a foam precursor heating unit, in one embodiment. During operation, the foam precursor heating unit is activated to provide activation heat to one or more foam precursor c... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7066349 | Combined toothpick and mint dispenser A thin, plastic dispenser for discharging toothpicks, and/or mints through distinct discharge passages in the dispenser. The dispenser has a body comprising a first housing and a second housing that are aligned and snapped together to form the body of the dispenser.... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063232 | Method and apparatus for storing articles for use with an article handling device An article storage container, comprising a bin for storing in an a columnar manner, articles to be dispensed from a dispensing end of the bin. A plurality of article supporting intrusions positioned in a spaced manner along at least a portion of the length of the bi... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7059098 | Automatic medication dispensing and packaging system An automatic medication dispensing and packaging system comprising a medication dispensing unit having base and door cabinets, the door cabinet rear portion correspondingly and detachably engaged to the base cabinet rear portion, the base cabinets distanced from eac... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7059494 | Carton with an improved dispensing feature A multicarton pack which can be easily separated into individual cartons, without destroying the integrity of any of the cartons in the pack. Cartons may have an improved dispenser at one end of the carton, which preserves the integrity of the carton when the carton... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7051899 | Carousel-type holder for dispensers for tape marker flags and POST-IT stacks A carousel-type holder for dispensing tape marker flags and flexible sheet material from a stack including a plurality of sheets disposed one on top of another, each sheet having a band of relatively releasable repositionable adhesive coated along one edge thereof, ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7017777 | Automated vending machine An automated vending machine is adapted to vend vacation-related goods. The vending machine is constructed as an enlarged reproduction of a conventional traffic control signal. The vending machine includes a rectangular enclosure in which is housed a storage and ven... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7000802 | Dispensing box A dispensing box, and more particularly a device for holding a stack of individual sheets of flexible paper (e.g., coupons, recipes, rebates) or individual product samples for in-store advertising and promotion. The dispensing box has a resilient insert which pushes... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6964350 | Handkerchief dispensing apparatus A handkerchief dispensing apparatus for containing and dispensing handkerchiefs for a user. The handkerchief dispensing apparatus includes a housing comprising a base wall and a perimeter wall. The perimeter wall and the base wall define a receiving space of the hou... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6955269 | Weighted pusher A weight-driven pusher for product on a gravity-fed display shelf includes a weighted frame. A front plate is mounted on the frame and manually adjustable in upper reach relative to the frame to accommodate product of varying height and preclude product from tipping... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6945427 | Self-learning depth logic for multi-depth vendor control The disclosed invention is a dispensing apparatus and method for dispensing product from a vending machine. The invention employs a product vend detector to sense when products are dispensed. A controller compares the occurrences of products actually dispensed to th... | 09/20/2005 |
