US Patent No: 5,029,726

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Health care product dispenser

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Abstract

A health care product dispenser is provided which includes a base which is designed and adapted to be mounted in a substantially vertical orientation, and which further includes one or more normally closed combined holder and dispenser pockets which are designed and adapted to release one or more health care product by gravity discharge. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the holding and dispensing element is integral to the front surface of the base and protrudes therefrom. The holding and dispensing element may be comprised, for example, of a pair of parallel sidewalls which project from the base, a bottom wall which normally slopes downward, for example, away from the base, and a normally closed gate which is opposed to the base and positioned to normally close the sidewalls and complete an open pocket holder and dispenser in which health care products are placed to be retrieved by gravity feed. A mechanism is provided which allows the opening of the normally closed gate to allow any article which is therein to be gravity discharged.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Pendill, Ross D 1208 Cranford Pl., Greeley, CO 80631 2 18

Cited Art

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
BRAMLAGE GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG (1)
4,744,492 Dispenser for tablets, capsules and the like 10 1986
 
FUJITSU LIMITED (1)
4,899,237 Divided housing for supporting magnetic disks 23 1989
 
GYNEX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (1)
4,958,736 Package for oral contraceptive tablet 38 1986
 
ST. PAUL-RAMSEY HOSPITAL MEDICAL (1)
4,473,156 Method and apparatus for accurately selecting storing and dispensing pills 58 1982
 
OTHER [CHECK PATENT PROFILE FOR ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION] (2)
4,649,813 Waste compactor apparatus 21 1985
4,793,492 Homecare pillbox 42 1988

Patent Citation Ranking

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HANDY-I MED SOLUTIONS, LLC (2)
6,138,865 Automatic medicament dispenser system 29 1998
7,344,047 Automatic medicament dispenser system 2 2004
 
CRY TWENTY-TWO, INC. (1)
7,137,528 Automated Meds dispenser system 1 2003
 
HEALTECH S.A. (1)
5,401,059 Process and unit for univocal pairing of drugs corresponding to a prescribed treatment with a given patient 115 1992
 
SHELL OIL COMPANY (1)
7,735,681 Medicament container locking system and method 1 2006
 
OTHER [CHECK PATENT PROFILE FOR ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION] (11)
D337046 Pill organizer calendar 11 1992
5,377,614 Reminder device for pill containers 28 1992
D357178 Medication organizer 16 1993
D350478 Weekly pill organizer calendar 17 1993
6,301,196 Multiple alarm timepiece with pill compartments 9 1999
6,779,663 System and method for loading pills into a pillbox 3 2002
8,027,748 Medicament container 0 2007
7,996,105 Medicament dispensing authorization 0 2007
7,886,931 Medicament container system and method 0 2007
8,133,193 Method for treatment of skin diseases and the like 0 2009
D636173 Supplement organizer 0 2009