Article dispensing – With recorder – register – indicator – signal or exhibitor – Dispenser operated register
Reexamination Certificate
2007-08-07
2010-11-16
Crawford, Gene (Department: 3651)
Article dispensing
With recorder, register, indicator, signal or exhibitor
Dispenser operated register
C221S002000, C700S231000, C700S244000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07832591
ABSTRACT:
A method is provided for dispensing solid pharmaceutical articles using an apparatus including a housing and a sensor system, the housing defining a dispensing passage having a dispensing inlet and a dispensing outlet downstream of the dispensing inlet, the sensor system including first and second sensors spaced apart along the dispensing channel such that the second sensor is located downstream of the first sensor. The method includes: forcing at least one article along a path through the dispensing passage; generating detection signals using the first and second sensors responsive to articles passing through the dispensing channel; and using the detection signals from the first and second sensors to monitor dispensing performance of the apparatus.
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Karwacki, Jr. Edward Joseph
Michelli Richard D.
Newcomb David
Collins Michael K
Crawford Gene
Myers Bigel & Sibley Sajovec, PA
PARATA Systems, LLC
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