Horology: time measuring systems or devices – Combined with disparate device
Patent
1992-07-17
1994-05-17
Roskoski, Bernard
Horology: time measuring systems or devices
Combined with disparate device
368109, 368 89, 116308, 206534, G04B 4700
Patent
active
053134397
ABSTRACT:
A simple and inexpensive, preferably disposable, medication package which is capable of reminding a user when it is time to take the medication. In one embodiment the package is an ordinary medicine bottle with the cap modified so as to include a timer, a battery, a buzzer or display light and a means for closing a circuit. When the cap is closed, the circuit is automatically closed through contact with a conducting material on the upper edge of the bottle. In another embodiment, the container is of the foil pack variety. A receptacle is provided. When the foil pack is inserted into the receptacle, the circuit is closed energizing the timer and related mechanisms. In a third embodiment, the container is again of the foil pack variety where the foil has a suitable resistivity. No receptacle is included. Rather, the timer mechanism is activated through the sensing of a resistance change as the foil is ruptures whenever each of the pills is removed.
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Friedman Mark M.
Roskoski Bernard
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