Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
221224000 | Plural or combined with manipulating means | 18 |
20090078719 | Distributor Device for Solid Products - Distributor device for solid products for individual use or for incorporation in automatic vending machines, wherein the products (P) are arranged aligned and adjacent to form a stack. The distributor device has particular constructive concept which facilitates the extraction of single solid products from the stack, even when tightly packed, including when “reciprocally stuck together,” as well as when the products are particularly slim, as often occurs with CD and DVD packaging. The first product from the stack is separated by means of a sheet, which creates a thrust action against one of the surfaces of the first product, completely sliding the first product from the stack. The sheet is realized in a flexible material in such a manner that, when the sheet slides forward to separate the first product, the sheet assumes a curved configuration and while during the following return stage, the sheet reassumes its flat configuration. | 03-26-2009 |
20110024444 | System, Method and Corresponding Apparatus for Storing, Retrieving and Delivering Unit Dose Blisters - A system, method and corresponding apparatus are provided for storing, retrieving and delivering unit dose blisters in their natural, raw state (i.e., without over-wrapping or repackaging). In particular, a plurality of unit dose blister mounts are configured to position a corresponding plurality of different types of unit dose blisters in a predetermined, repeatable orientation, so that they can be retrieved and delivered using, for example, an automated retrieval system. The storage apparatus (or unit dose blister mount) may include a cavity that is configured to receive a unit dose medication or medication cavity of the unit dose blister in such a way that the unit dose blister lies substantially flat in the horizontal plane, enabling any identification information displayed on the underside of the unit dose blister (i.e., the side opposite the unit dose medication, or medication cavity) to be viewed. | 02-03-2011 |
20110297695 | DISPENSER FOR ADMINISTERING PLATE-SHAPED SUBSTANCES - A dispenser for administering strip-shaped substances ( | 12-08-2011 |
221226000 | Follower | 15 |
20080296314 | COMMODITY COLUMN FOR VENDING MACHINE - A commodity column for a vending machine in which commodities are arranged in a front-rear direction, a plurality of the commodity columns being placed in a left-right direction in a commodity accommodation chamber, the commodity column having commodity passage members each having a side wall extending in the front-rear direction and a bottom extending from the side wall in one direction along the left-right direction, the commodity passage members being capable of being connected to each other through an extending end of the bottom, and a passage side member capable of being connected to the extending end of the bottom of the commodity passage member. A plurality of the commodity passage members are placed one after another in one direction along the left-right direction, each adjacent pair of the commodity passage members being connected to each other through the extending end. The passage side member is connected to the extending end of the commodity passage member at the outermost end in the one direction along the left-right direction in the commodity passage members. A plurality of commodity array passages are thereby formed in one commodity column, and the total number of commodity columns is set small for a large number of commodity array passages. Spaces for supporting member placement formed between adjacent pairs of the commodity columns are correspondingly reduced to enable the commodity accommodation chamber to have an increased commodity accommodation capacity. | 12-04-2008 |
20100237091 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USE IN A VENDING MACHINE - During operation of a vending machine, an image is obtained of an area of interest in the vending machine. As a product selected by a customer moves toward a product retrieval location, images of the area of interest are obtained and transmitted to the data base. Images in the data base are compared to determine whether or not the selected product has moved to the area of interest. | 09-23-2010 |
20140014676 | CREDIT CARD DISPENSER - A card dispenser can include a planar sleeve, an actuator, and a lifter assembly. More specifically, the planar sleeve can be shaped to receive a plurality of cards within a card chamber. A dispense opening within the planar sleeve can be shaped to pass the plurality of cards edgewise. The actuator can extend along an edge of the planar sleeve. The actuator can be pivotable about an actuator pivot located between a retaining end and an actuation end of the actuator. The actuator pivots from a retaining position to a dispense position. The retaining position orients a card contact surface of the retaining end against the plurality of cards to prevent removal of the plurality of cards. The lifter assembly can be associated with the actuation end and can be oriented adjacent a bottom edge of the card chamber. The lifter assembly can be adapted to apply force to at least one of the plurality of cards, upon movement of the actuator to the dispense position, sufficient to dispense at least one of the plurality of cards from the dispense opening. | 01-16-2014 |
20150297298 | CONTAINER FOR THE SAFE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF USED MEDICAL SHARPS - A container into which used sharps can be deposited immediately following their use and carried to a second container into which the used sharps can be dumped for subsequent disposal without having to directly handle the sharps following their use. A top wall is normally latched closed and is opened to deposit used sharps into the container. A normally closed end wall is opened so that the used sharps can be dumped from the container. The container has a pistol-type grip for carrying it, and in a first embodiment a rearwardly biased pusher is slidably mounted in the container and moved forwardly by depressing a trigger on the grip. In a second embodiment, the pusher is biased forwardly and is latched in a rearward position. The trigger is connected with the latch to release it so the pusher can move forwardly. | 10-22-2015 |
221228000 | With source container cover related ejector | 1 |
221229000 | Cover controlled ejector | 1 |
20080217354 | Test Strip Dispenser - In one aspect, a method of dispensing a test strip is provided in which the dispensed test strip remains stationary while the inner housing moves within an outer housing. In another embodiment, a test strip dispenser is provided that dispenses one test strip at a time. The test strip dispenser includes a movable inner housing nested inside an outer housing. A test strip dispensing system is also described. | 09-11-2008 |
221231000 | With rotary ejector | 1 |
20140217114 | AUTOMATIC VENDING MACHINE WITH BUFFERING DEVICE - An automatic vending machine includes a cabinet, a transporting device secured to the cabinet, a driving device, and a buffering device moveable received in the transporting device. The cabinet comprises a bottom panel and a first passageway located above the bottom panel. The bottom panel defines an opening. The buffering device is engaged with the driving device and comprises a hollow box. The hollow box comprises an entrance and an exit opposite to the entrance and located on the bottom panel. The entrance is aligned with the first passageway. The buffering device is moveable relative to the bottom panel by the driving device in a direction that is substantially parallel to the bottom panel, so that the hollow box is removed from the first passage to align with the opening, for the first product to move out of the bottom panel. | 08-07-2014 |
221232000 | With reciprocating (including oscillating) ejector | 9 |
20090194557 | BLADE DISPENSER - A blade dispenser is provided to safely and easily dispense razor blades. Embodiments include a dispenser having a housing for accommodating a stack of blades; and a push button slidably mounted at a first end of the housing. The push button has a blade catch for engaging a button-engaging portion of a blade of the blade stack when the push button moves from a depressed position to a released position, to move the blade to an extended position partially outside the housing. A first spring engages the housing and the push button to bias the push button in the released position, and a blade pusher engages an end blade of the blade stack. A second spring is provided for engaging the housing and the blade pusher to bias the blade pusher and the blade stack towards the blade catch of the push button, such that when the push button moves from the depressed position to the released position, the blade catch engages the button-engaging portion of the first end blade of the blade stack to move the first end blade to the extended position. | 08-06-2009 |
20090206104 | Dispensing system for dispensing individual portions of a food product from a food product container - A new and improved food product dispensing mechanism incorporates structure therewithin for enabling one to serially dispense individual portions of food products from a predetermined number of food product portions which are disposed in a stacked array or arrangement contained within a food product container. The structure comprises complementary members defined upon inner peripheral wall surface portions of the food product container and upon the piston member movably disposed within the food product container so as to predeterminedly define stepwise movements of the piston member with respect to the food product container. | 08-20-2009 |
20100059541 | AUTOMATIC SCREW FEEDING APPARATUS FOR POWER SCREWDRIVER - An automatic screw feeding apparatus includes a base assembly, a slide assembly, a first spring, a screw carrier driving device, and a screw carrier guidance device. The slide assembly is mounted to the base assembly, movable forward and backward between a first position and a second position along a straight path. The first spring is mounted between the base and slide assemblies for keeping the slide assembly at the first position. The screw carrier guidance device includes a connection member connected with the base assembly, a guide member mounted to the connection member and movable forward and backward between a third position and a fourth position, and a second spring mounted between the guide and connection members for keeping the guide member located at the third position. The second spring can greatly lighten the load of the first spring to prevent the fed screws from being jammed. | 03-11-2010 |
20100147869 | BLADE DISPENSER - A blade dispenser including a body comprising a housing and a cover. The housing is configured to store a plurality of new blades. The housing has an opening for receiving the blades. The cover is configured to close the opening. The blade dispenser further includes a blade ejector constructed and arranged to dispense blades through a slot in the body. The body comprises an attachment member configured to couple the blade dispenser to another blade dispenser to increase a storage capacity of new blades of the blade dispenser. | 06-17-2010 |
20100147870 | TEST SENSOR CARTRIDGES AND SENSOR-DISPENSING INSTRUMENTS - The cartridge comprises a housing, a plurality of test sensors, a mechanical mechanism, and a pusher assembly. The housing forms at least one opening therethrough. The plurality of test sensors is stacked in the housing. The plurality of test sensors is adapted to assist in testing at least one analyte. The mechanical mechanism is adapted to urge the plurality of test sensors in a first direction. One of the plurality of test sensors is positioned for extraction from the cartridge. The pusher assembly is adapted to push one of the plurality of test sensors from the cartridge. The pusher assembly includes a ferromagnetic material or a magnet. | 06-17-2010 |
20110204079 | CONTAINER FOR DISPENSING A SINGLE TEST STRIP - The test strip containers accurately dispense one test strip for easy removal. One test strip container includes a slider with a slot that catches a single test strip therein from a stack positioned inside the container. The slider retaining the single test strip moves across the container while the single test strip rides along a ramp or track on the exterior of the container until the single test strip extends above the container. Another test strip container includes inner and outer cylinders. The inner cylinder defines an opening through which a test strip from a stack is dispensed and an external ramp or track. As the outer cylinder rotates about the inner cylinder, a recessed slot in the outer cylinder captures a single test strip, and continued rotation of the outer cylinder causes the test strip to ride along the ramp or track to extend above the cylinders for removal. | 08-25-2011 |
20140014677 | HERMETICALLY SEALED TEST STRIP CONTAINER - A test strip container comprising a housing defining a cavity having a dispensing wall, a housing inlet, and a dispensing outlet is presented. The container may also comprise a lid mounted movably on the housing to define a primed position and an unprimed position therebetween. A cartridge may be provided within the cavity and holding a plurality of test strips. The cartridge may have a plunger entrance seal and a strip exit seal. A biasing member may be disposed within the cartridge urging the plurality of test strips towards the dispensing wall to be aligned with the dispensing outlet. A plunger may be provided, and oriented to open the plunger entrance seal through the housing inlet when the lid is in the primed position, and to urge a single test strip from the plurality of test strips through the strip exit seal of the cartridge and the dispensing outlet of the housing when the lid is transitioned from the primed position to the unprimed position. | 01-16-2014 |
20140312054 | DISPENSER FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSORS - The invention provides dispensers for sensors. The dispensers of the invention are capable of storing a plurality of sensors and dispensing them one-by-one. | 10-23-2014 |
20160157976 | DENTAL PICK CONTAINER AND DISPENSER - A container for separating, storing, and dispensing dental picks includes a container to receive a sheet of dental picks, wherein the sheet of dental picks includes multiple interconnected dental picks, a separating device to separate the sheet of dental picks into singular dental picks, and a dispensing device to dispense the singular dental picks, one at a time. A method for separating and dispensing dental picks includes obtaining a sheet of dental picks, wherein the sheet of dental picks includes multiple interconnected dental picks, loading the sheet of dental picks into a container, separating the sheet of dental picks into singular dental picks, and dispensing the singular dental picks one at a time. | 06-09-2016 |