Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Automatic pill dispensing device and method of use thereof
- Patent Title (中): 自动丸剂分配装置及其使用方法
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Application No.: US12703670Application Date: 2010-02-10
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Publication No.: US08386275B2Publication Date: 2013-02-26
- Inventor: Timothy Chambers
- Applicant: Timothy Chambers
- Agency: Leyendecker & Lemire, LLC
- Agent Albert Haegele
- Main IPC: G06Q50/00
- IPC: G06Q50/00

Abstract:
Devices, systems, and methods for automatic pill dispensing are disclosed herein. An exemplary automatic pill dispensing device includes a temporary storage compartment, a feeding assembly, a dispensing route, a plurality of optical sensors, and a controller. The temporary storage compartment stores pills that are to be counted and eventually dispensed into a pill bottle. The feeding assembly is coupled to the temporary storage compartment and can move or stop the flow of pills into the dispensing route where the plurality of optical sensors count the pills as they pass by the light beams thereof. The controller receives a count from the plurality of optical sensors and stops the feeding assembly when a predetermined count of pills has been reached.Systems and methods utilizing the pill dispensing devices include incorporating a centralized computer and a conveyor belt system to accurately and efficiently dispense a plurality of pill types into pill bottles.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100205002A1 Automatic Pill Dispensing Device and Method of Use Thereof Public/Granted day:2010-08-12
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