| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| D337539 |
Tablet counter |
July 20, 1993 |
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| 7073544 |
Method and system for high-speed tablet counting and dispensing |
July 11, 2006 |
| A medicament tablet dispensing system and method dispenses any selected number of tablets, up to a maximum number, without a substantial delay associated with counting all of the tablets. A preset number of tablets are counted and stored in dedicated primary chambers. Furthermore, an |
| 6899148 |
Method and system for high-speed tablet counting and dispensing |
May 31, 2005 |
| A medicament tablet dispensing system and method dispenses any selected number of tablets, up to a maximum number, with minimal dispensing delays. A preset number of tablets are counted and stored in dedicated chambers. During dispensing operations, the preset number of tablets are empti |
| 6899144 |
Method and system for high-speed discrete object counting and dispensing |
May 31, 2005 |
| A discrete object dispensing system and method dispenses any selected number of objects, up to a maximum number, without a substantial delay associated with counting all of the tablets. A preset number of objects are counted and stored in dedicated primary chambers. Furthermore, an o |
| 6659304 |
Cassettes for systems which feed, count and dispense discrete objects |
December 9, 2003 |
| A high capacity cassette for an object counting and dispensing system includes a substantially horizontal base including an exit hole, a peripheral wall about the base and having an internal periphery, the base and the peripheral wall defining a reservoir adapted to store a plurality |
| 6578733 |
Cassette for storing and feeding discrete objects |
June 17, 2003 |
| A cassette for an object counting and dispensing system includes a base and a stepped side wall which together define a central open reservoir portion and at least one peripheral covered tray portion having an exit. Each cassette is adapted to feed and guide a range of sizes and shapes o |
| 6554157 |
Cassette systems for feeding, counting and dispensing discrete objects |
April 29, 2003 |
| An object counting and dispensing system includes a vibration system, a mounting assembly for coupling a cassette to the vibration system, a chute configured to receive discrete objects from the cassette, and an object sensing system which senses and counts objects fed from the cassette. |
| 6497339 |
Systems for feeding, counting and dispensing discrete objects |
December 24, 2002 |
| A discrete object counting and dispensing system includes an object counter, a funnel couplable relative to the object counting system such that when discrete objects are provided in the funnel, the discrete objects are counted by the object counting system. The system also includes |
| 6370215 |
Apparatus for feeding, counting and dispensing discrete objects |
April 9, 2002 |
| An object feeding, counting, and dispensing device is provided which includes a feeding funnel having a pathway having an entrance into which discrete objects are provided and an exit, an object sensing system at the exit of the pathway, a dispensing funnel having an upper opening into |
| 5768327 |
Method and apparatus for optically counting discrete objects |
June 16, 1998 |
| An object counter includes a feeding funnel having a frustroconical section, the narrow end of which is coupled to a substantially vertical feeding channel having a substantially rectangular cross section. A pair of linear optical sensor arrays are arranged along adjacent orthogonal |
| 5473703 |
Methods and apparatus for controlling the feed rate of a discrete object sorter/counter |
December 5, 1995 |
| An object sorter/counter for controlling the feed rate of a sorter/counter includes a feed bowl which is oscillated by an adjustable amplitude vibrator and an exit assembly having a chute with a sensor array for registering the passage of objects through the exit assembly. The feed b |
| 5317645 |
Method and apparatus for the recognition and counting of discrete objects |
May 31, 1994 |
| An apparatus for counting discrete objects of various sizes and shapes as they travel through the apparatus in a disorderly flow. The apparatus includes a sensor array which comprises a plurality of photodetectors arranged in a linear fashion. The discrete objects are passed over the |
| 5027938 |
Parts sorter |
July 2, 1991 |
| An apparatus for sorting a plurality of substantially identical parts has a holding bin having a volume for holding a plurality of substantially identical parts and an opening for releasing some of the parts; a spring-mass system for translating the parts forward; a channel having a |
| 4901841 |
Parts sorter |
February 20, 1990 |
| An apparatus for sorting a plurality of parts includes: a holding bin having an opening for releasing some parts; a vibrator for imparting forward translation to the parts; a channel having a width of approximately nx, where n is an integer greater than one and x is the width of a ch |
