Method and system for high-speed tablet counting and dispensing

Details Method and system for high-speed tablet counting and dispensing Method and system for high-speed tablet counting and dispensing

2005-05-31

2005-05-31

Maust, Timothy L. (Department: 3751)

Fluent material handling, with receiver or receiver coacting mea

Plural materials, material supplies or charges in a receiver

Selectively utilized sources

C141S018000, C141S083000, C141S105000, C221S129000, C221S133000

Reexamination Certificate

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06899148

ABSTRACT:
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 emptied from one or more of the dedicated chambers, thereby avoiding delays associated with counting all of the dispensed tablets. Furthermore, an overflow chamber is provided for temporarily storing (and subsequent dispensing) tablets which are fed to and counted by the counter after the chambers are filled with their respective number of tablets. In addition, a direct feed channel is provided for dispensing individually counted tablets. The chambers and direct feed channel can together dispense the selected number. It is also preferable that the chambers have subchambers, and that more than one subchamber be capable of being emptied during a single dispensing operation.

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