Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
221186000 | SUPPLY CONTAINER MOVABLY MOUNTED FOR DISPENSING | 8 |
20090084812 | Package Advancement System - Systems and methods of a package advance system for moving a package on a shelf of a vending machine which may include an end plate positioned on the shelf, a dispensing door positioned near a dispensing end of the shelf that opens to dispense the package, and a spring system affixed to the end plate that applies a force on the end plate towards the dispensing door. | 04-02-2009 |
20090272757 | DEVICE FOR SELECTIVELY PRESENTING OBJECTS - An assembly for selectively presenting objects includes: a frame; a carousel rotatably mounted to the frame for rotation about a generally vertical axis of rotation, the carousel including a plurality of object compartments arranged about the axis of rotation; a servomotor operably connected with the carousel, the servomotor being configured to rotate the carousel about the axis of rotation; and a controller. The controller is configured to actuate the servomotor to rotate the carousel when torque applied to the servomotor exceeds a predetermined magnitude. Such an assembly can serve as a presentation device that enables an operator to remove objects therefrom at his/her convenience. | 11-05-2009 |
20100140287 | "Dispenser, system and method for dispensing pills" - A dispenser, a system and a method dispense pills from a funnel via a notch on a top side of a first disk. The first disk has ridges on a top side of the first disk for transferring the pills from the funnel to a top side of a second disk. The first disk and/or second disk rotate in a first rotational direction to transfer the pills to the second ring via an opening in a ridge of the first disk. A ring located adjacent to the opening of the first disk rotates in a second rotational direction for transferring the pills to a passage which is located adjacent to the ring. A gate and/or a pocket is located between the ring and an interior of the passage which is sized to receive the pills from the funnel. The pocket is sized to receive a pill from the ring of the dispenser. The dispenser has a configuration mechanism for determining and/or for identifying a configuration the pills. One of the pills is inserted between arms of the configuration mechanism to determine the configuration of the pills. A pin is connected to the configuration mechanism for positioning the pin within an interior of the passage based on the configuration of the pills. The pin prevents more than one of the pills from entering the pocket and/or the interior of the passage. | 06-10-2010 |
20120104018 | SUPPORT GROUP OF PRODUCTS DISTRIBUTABLE BY MEANS OF VENDING MACHINES AND SUPPLY DEVICE OF PRODUCTS USING SUCH A SUPPORT GROUP - A support group ( | 05-03-2012 |
20130264354 | VIA FOR THE REMOVAL OF PRODUCT CONTAINED IN PIECEMEAL FORM - A lid for a pharmaceutical bottle that is configured to facilitate the withdrawal of goods present in the pharmaceutical bottle in the form of pieces, the lid including at least an inner layer and an outer layer. The inner layer, which may be a multilayer structure, is firmly sealed with and along the peripheral, circular edge of the pharmaceutical bottle and has a peripheral weakened line off-set from the center of the circle, where the peripheral weakened line of the opening has a concave section in the portion thereof that is next to the sealing edge. The outer layer, which may be a multilayer structure, is connected to the inner layer and can be peeled off such that the portion of the inner layer lying inside the peripheral weakened line remains on the outer layer, thereby forming an opening in the inner layer. | 10-10-2013 |
20140117039 | ROTATABLE PROBE COVER DISPENSER FOR EAR THERMOMETER - A rotatable probe cover dispenser for an ear thermometer comprises a base having a probe cover basin, and a rotatable seat having at least one rotating shaft pivotally coupling the rotatable seat to the base and enabling the rotatable seat to rotate with respect to the base. The rotatable seat has a probe cover cartridge assembly rotating together with the rotatable seat and having a probe cover chamber accommodating probe covers. The probe covers fall out from a probe cover dispensing opening. The base has a slide track assembly arranged above a probe cover basin and cooperating with the rotatable seat to enable the probe cover cartridge assembly to slide to a position above the probe cover basin. Thereby, the probe covers inside the probe cover cartridge assembly can be dispensed to the probe cover basin. | 05-01-2014 |
20160068329 | PTP SHEET-GUIDE DEVICE AND TABLET DISPENSER - Provided are a PTP sheet-guide device which can prevent a tablet from being broken at conveying a PTP sheet according to the shape of the PTP sheet and/or tablet and can stably convey the PTP sheet, and a tablet dispenser. A tablet dispenser ( | 03-10-2016 |
221190000 | Vertical motion to separate articles | 1 |
20090071973 | WORK PIECE PRESENTMENT - An apparatus and associated method are provided for an automated presentment assembly that sequentially feeds fasteners to an outlet and an escapement apparatus comprising a chuck that has a transport feature for selectively removing a fastener from the outlet and transporting the fastener to a tool station, the chuck being moveable between a first position and a second position, wherein at the first position the transport feature is operably aligned with the outlet and at the second position the transport feature is displaced both linearly and rotationally from the first position. | 03-19-2009 |