Solid contents verification systems and methods

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8756998
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13300303

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Solid contents verification systems and methods are provided. The system includes a contents sensor unit, a container-carrying unit and a control unit. The contents sensor unit has at least one contents sensor configured to send and receive sonic pulses to determine a state of contents in a container. The contents sensor unit is configured to send a signal communicating a state of the contents in a container. The container-carrying unit is configured to hold a container in substantial alignment with the contents sensors to expose the contents to the sonic pulses. The control unit is operatively connected to the contents sensor unit. The control unit is configured to receive the signal communicating the state of the contents and to compare the state of the contents with a desired state of the contents.

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  • EXPRESS SCRIPTS STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Joplin, Jonathan W Chesterfield, US 42 247

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