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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8033423 | 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... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7461759 | 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... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7402280 | Automatic crucible and sample loading system and method A crucible and sample handling system and method provides a crucible-holding cartridge which is prepackaged to hold a plurality of crucibles. Upon removal of an end cap exposing an exit aperture, it is loaded onto a crucible delivery assembly which discharges indivi... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7377401 | Dispenser mechanism for dispensing multiple products The present invention is directed towards improved dispenser mechanisms that can dispense two or more products contained in one or more storage containers. In one embodiment, the dispenser mechanism includes a plate having a first plurality of dispensing apertures p... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7367472 | Pneumatic vending machine A machine particularly adapted for dispensing light items packaged in symmetrical, frustum-shaped container. The items are propelled through a tubular cartridge and individually ejected by a flow of air generated by a blower under control of a toggling dual-gate mec... | 05/06/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7334699 | Filler assembly for medication dispenser A filler assembly capable of filling unit-of-use medication containers or dispensers. In an embodiment, the filler assembly includes a generally trough-shaped top with a generally horizontal bottom including apertures surrounded by multiple sidewalls. Further, a bod... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7290550 | Painting holder, holder feeding unit, printer unit having the holder and feeding unit, and art painting apparatus having such painter unit for automatic vending machines The present invention provides a painting holder, a painting holder feeding unit, a printer unit having the holder and feeding unit, and an art painting apparatus with such a printer unit for automatic vending machines. The painting holder consists of a housing conn... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7273157 | Article feeder A screw feeder adapted for rapid changeover of screw types. The feeder has a collator section having a floor with slots to collate random screws into rows and an enclosure about the floor for retaining random screws on the floor. The screws are collated by tilting t... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7258247 | Automated condiment dispensing system An automated system for dispensing condiment packets includes a magazine for storing a stack of condiment packets and a dispenser for metering out those condiment packets. Multiple magazines and dispensers can be combined in a single condiment delivery assembly, the... | 08/21/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7222748 | Clear door vending machine Vending machine product is moved by the use of an “X-Y mechanism” having two stationary electronically controlled drive “motors”. These motors drive (directly or indirectly) tension elements (belt, chain, cable, etc.) that position horizontally and verticall... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7182219 | Vending machine for dispensing items in small packages A coin-operated vending machine includes a magazine which stores small boxes or packages of items one on top of the next in columns or stacks arranged in a circumferential row thereof and a dispensing mechanism operable to effectively dispenses such small boxes or p... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7178688 | Portable medication dispenser A medication dispensing system (10) includes a portable securable container (42), and a mechanism (12, 13, 14, 16, 19) for dispensing a dosage of solid medication. The system further comprises a processor (11) interfacing with the mechani... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7152757 | Can and bottle dispenser A coupling for connection of a tube comprises a coupling housing which includes a first end into which the tube is inserted, a clamping ring which is positioned in the coupling housing against a first conical surface, a sealing ring which is positioned in the coupli... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7128237 | Clear door vending machine Vending machine product is moved by an “X-Y mechanism” having two stationary electronically controlled drive “motors,” which drive tension elements that position horizontally and vertically sliding components. A separation and selection system uses a “rota... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7047709 | Straw-filling device An automated, fully programmable, and adaptable device fills straws or straw-like packages with any type of flowing, or flowable, liquid. A straw is dropped from a hopper down chutes into a capture area where it is held and filled with liquid, after which it is seal... | 05/23/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7014039 | Sliding shell package for smoking articles Smoking articles, such as filter cigarettes, are packaged in a metal box which is curved to a shape that conforms to the curvature of the human body so that the box can be comfortably carried in a shirt or pant pocket. The metal box comprises a lid and a four sided ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6980886 | Vending machine A vending machine capable of selecting any one of a first of a fourth mode which make it possible to carry out a commodity and a prize and a fifth mode which makes it possible to carry out only a commodity by a mode selecting device. In a state in which the fifth mo... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6966348 | Purgeable container for low vapor pressure chemicals A container having two ports; first block valve having two diaphragm valves, each valve having a valve seat side and a diaphragm side, each valve seat side faces the other valve seat side, and connected to the first end of a dispense conduit, one diaphragm side conn... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6953047 | Cabinet for chemical delivery with solvent purging The present invention is an apparatus for storing and delivering a low vapor pressure process chemical to a process tool for semiconductor fabrication, comprising: a) a bulk container for storing the process chemical; b) a process container for delivering the proces... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6913029 | Multiple contents container assembly for ultrapure solvent purging A process and apparatus to deliver both process chemical and solvent for cleaning the process chemical in a solvent purge refill system along with an integral solvent sorption module, in a single “assembly” that permits ease of shipping, minimal end-user interac... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6655902 | Apparatus for stacking elongated members An apparatus for transferring rows of side-by-side elongated members from a conveyor to a stacking platform to form bundles. A plurality of parallel stacker arms are displaceable in a direction parallel to the conveying of the elongated members, between a... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6571987 | Tool for arranging a plurality of rolling columns A tool is designed to arrange a plurality of rolling columns and is formed of a housing, a pushing member, and a bottom board. The housing is provided with an interior for housing a plurality of rolling columns, and in the bottom thereof with a plurality ... | 06/03/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6497083 | Packaging apparatus Apparatus for feeding items of pharmaceutical product to pockets in a continuously travelling web for the production of blister packs has a plurality of product delivery chutes mounted on a moving carriage having delivery gates for releasing product from ... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6253954 | Article storage/dispensing device for vending machine There is provided n article storage/dispensing device for a vending machine. Each article rack for storing articles has an article passage for storing the articles in a horizontal row, and a dispensing opening formed at one end of the article passage for ... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6059142 | Apparatus and method for vending multiple products A vending apparatus for and method of vending multiple products includes a master vending machine which utilizes money handling and changing components as well as a selection component and controller. The present invention may also include one or more sat... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5924595 | Vending machine rotor A vending machine rotor is provided which allows for the holding and subsequent dispensing of two or more bottles from a vending machine. The vending machine rotor provides a reservoir which comprises at least two bottle locations in which bottles may be ... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5829632 | Flexible band pharmaceutical product feeder gate assembly A gate assembly, for a dedicated feeder sub-system in a pharmaceutical product packaging system, includes a flexible gating structure. Product feed tubes leading from a product bin to a packaging web loading station carry slots in which flexible bands ope... | 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 |
| 5782379 | Artificial fingernail dispensing device A device for dispensing and holding artificial fingernails for decoration includes a housing having an upper work platform, and a plurality of magazine assemblies disposed within the housing. Each of the magazine assemblies includes a body for storing a p... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5667097 | Multiple pill dispensing unit An apparatus for housing multiple shapes and sizes of pills and simultaneously dispensing a single pill of each type, the apparatus comprising a vertically oriented support structure with an upper, middle and lower housing portions, each portion including... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5660305 | Automatic prescription dispensing system In an automatic prescription dispensing system, a multiplicity of pill dispensers dispensing the pills of different prescriptions are arranged in columns and rows. A conveyer organizes open and labeled pill bottles in columns corresponding to the columns ... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5588792 | Pipette tip rack loader An apparatus for loading multiple pipette tips into laboratory storage boxes. The apparatus is principally composed of a dispenser that may be positioned above a box housing a pipette insert-rack. The dispenser is adapted to receive pipette tips from a ma... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5450982 | Filter change mechanism A filter change mechanism is disclosed. The mechanism includes a filter dispensing device, a device for releasably clamping a filter in a fluid line, a filter discharge device. Also included in the mechanism is a device for conveying a filter dispensed by... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5377865 | Dispenser for flat objects A dispenser for dispensing flat objects, particularly susceptibility or sensitivity test discs (38), from a stack of similar objects housed in a cartridge (22) comprises a body portion (10); a plurality of receptacles (20) within the body portion, each re... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5370495 | Apparatus for protecting the exterior of stacked disks An apparatus for sequentially releasing computer disks from a stack includes a hopper and a pusher member for sliding a lowermost disk from beneath the stack. A next lowermost disk is held at an angle to the lowermost disk to limit contact of the disks to... | 12/06/1994 |
