Article dispensing inventions 02/08

20080047969 - Method for detecting pill removals from pre-sorted medicine array packs: The invention consists of a medication docking station that will accept pre-sorted medication array packages (a.k.a “blister packs”). The docking station will use digital image processing schemes to determine the state of each medication chamber. The digital image processing algorithm uses color content of a given cell (chamber) as a... Agent: Smith Frohwein Tempel Greenlee Blaha, LLC

20080047970 - Coverslip dispensing device: A portable battery operated coverslip dispensing device 50 includes an optical sensor 64. The optical sensor detects proximity, for example the proximity of a user's hand. The optical sensor is associated with a switch that operates the dispensing mechanism 8 in response to a signal from the optical sensor. When... Agent: Stites & Harbison PLLC

20080047971 - Sticky note feeder and sticky note printer: A sticky note feeder includes: a casing; a discharge slot provided on the casing, to which slot a sticky note having an adhesive portion at one end of the back surface is sent; a feeding unit which sends the sticky note to the discharge slot along a feeding path; and... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20080041873 - Interfolded dispensing panel: By interfolding or interleaving at least a portion of the dispensing panel of a dispenser with the first sheet in a stack of sheet material such that a leading edge of the first sheet is exposed, it is no longer necessary to reach into the dispenser to dispense the first... Agent: Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc. Catherine E. Wolf

20080041874 - Paper clip launcher: A office essential device, Paper Clip Launcher that will make life easier for all businesses, and home office. It has a straight front and is rounded at the bottom where the clip ejects. A button at the front top, when pushed, will cause the motor to turn the polygon wheel... Agent: Vesta M. Attaway

20080041871 - 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 system. The article transport storage unit is locked during transport... Agent: Neal, Gerber, & Eisenberg

20080041872 - Secure medicament dispensing cabinet, method and system: A medicament dispensing cabinet is comprised of a frame, at least one controller, and a plurality of drawers each movably carried by the frame and each defining a plurality of dispensing cells. A plurality of removable dispensing devices is provided with each one carried by one of the dispensing cells.... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20080041875 - Device for the single-unit dispensing of shaped objects, such as pharmaceutical tablets: One end of the device is connected to a container in which the loose objects are stored, and optionally the other end connected to a cap for receiving the dispensed objects. The inventive device comprises a female and a male parts arranged coaxially. The female part is fixed and is... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC Attn: Patent Docketing 32nd Floor

20080035660 - Medicine dispensing system: A medicine dispensing apparatus is described including at least one module having a plurality of compartments. At least one side of the module has apertures to the compartments arranged in an array of rows and columns. The module includes an engagement track extending along columns of compartments. A compartment cover... Agent: Law Offices Of Donald Cox

20080035662 - Tissue dispenser: A tissue dispenser adapted to mount into the cup holders of a modern vehicle. A tissue dispenser comprising all recyclable products. A tissue dispenser adapted to mount into the cup holder of a vehicle with refillable tissue package inserts. A method for folding tissues for dispensing from a cylindrical dispenser.... Agent: Michael A. Guth

20080035664 - Food product dispensing apparatus: A food dispensing device having a frame with first and second sidewalls in spaced parallel relation that house a heating board and a slant board. The slant board is positioned below the heating board and both slope downwardly. Specifically, the heating board has a plurality of slots therein such that... Agent: Zarley Law Firm P.L.C

20080035659 - System and method for drug management utilizing transferable labels: A system and method for drug management using transferable labels provides a chain of identity for medications from their arrival in a pharmacy to administration to a patient. Drug information is read, in some embodiments optically, and imprinted on a transferable label optionally fabricated of low stretch, chemical resistant material,... Agent: Patrick R. Roche, Esq. Fay, Sharpe, Fagan, Minnich & Mckee, LLP

20080035661 - Medicament container: The invention relates to a method and system that utilizes one or more cassettes or trays that hold medicaments for dispensing. In one embodiment, a method for dispensing includes receiving a signal at a medicament container authorizing the medicament container to dispense a medicament unit contained therein; unlocking an outlet... Agent: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

20080035663 - Dispenser with slot aperture: A dispenser includes a slot aperture disposed in a dispensing wall centered between two end walls, while being disposed a distance away from one of the side walls. The slot aperture has a length about 20% to about 50% of a width of individual sheet products. A second aperture is... Agent: Patent Group Ga030-43 Georgia-pacific LLC

20080035665 - Container cover and dispenser therefor: It shows a container cover that is generally Shown as (1). The cover comprises an inner portion (2) which stretches over and covers the mouth of a cup A. The inner portion includes a pierceable area (9) for receiving a tube or straw B. The inner portion includes a “teat”... Agent: Tod T. Tumey

20080029530 - Medicine delivering device: A medicine delivering device permits additional medicine cassettes to be provided at low cost without greatly enlarging the installation space. The medicine delivering device includes a medicine storage and removal unit in which many medicine cassettes each containing a medicine are detachably provided to the outer surface of a drum... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080029531 - Medicament dispensing authorization: The invention relates to a method and system that utilizes one or more cassettes or trays that hold medicaments for dispensing. In one embodiment a medicaments container includes a housing configured to be inserted in an apparatus; a chamber coupled to the housing and configured to store a plurality of... Agent: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

20080029532 - Medicament dispensing authorization: The invention relates to a method and system that utilizes one or more cassettes or trays that hold medicaments for dispensing. In one embodiment a medicaments container includes a housing configured to be inserted in an apparatus; a chamber coupled to the housing and configured to store a plurality of... Agent: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

20080029533 - Medicament container system and method: The invention relates to a method and system that utilizes one or more containers that hold medicaments for dispensing. In one embodiment, a medicament container includes a housing having an outlet port through which a medicament unit can be dispensed; a door configured to seal the outlet port in a... Agent: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

20080029534 - Method and device for preventing thievery, wastage and undesired handling of valuable coupons: The present invention refers to a method and a device for preventing thievery, wastage and undesired handling of valuable coupons (1) in the form of so called “lucky lots”, “scraping lots”, stamps or the like in connection with selling of the same and/or storage of the same in another location... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20080029535 - Tablet cassette with silicon partition: The tablet cassette with silicon partition includes a cylindrical confiner, a division block, a dropping hole, and silicon partition. The division block is fitted into the cylindrical confiner and has a plurality of slots. The slot is disposed along a circumference of the division block and adapted to contain a... Agent: Park Law Firm

20080029536 - Medical tele-robotic system: A robotic system that includes a remote controlled robot. The robot may include a camera, a monitor and a holonomic platform all attached to a robot housing. The robot may be controlled by a remote control station that also has a camera and a monitor. The remote control station may... Agent: Irell & Manella LLP

20080029537 - Tablet feeder: A tablet feeder comprising: a tablet accommodating section 4 capable of accommodating a multiplicity of tablets A; a tablet array member 8 which is disposed in the tablet accommodating section 4 and which, while being driven and rotated, retains the tablets A one after another in pockets 11 defined on... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.