Pill packaging machine

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9394070
APP PUB NO 20140096479A1
SERIAL NO

13646843

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A system for packaging unit doses of medication. One pill packaging system comprises a feeding assembly, a pill packaging assembly, and a pill guide. The pill guide may be positioned between the feeding assembly and packaging assembly and comprise a body having inlet and outlet apertures, whereby a pill traveling through the pill guide exits the outlet aperture oriented such that a leading edge of the pill points toward one side of the pill package and the trailing edge of the pill is inclined toward an opposite side of the pill package. Another pill packaging system comprises a pill feeding assembly comprising a pill disk with circumferentially positioned pill slots, a pill packaging assembly, and a sensor, such as a camera, to determine whether more than one pill is positioned in a pill slot on the pill disk.

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PEARSON MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES L L C2804 NORTH BOLTON AVENUE ALEXANDRIA LA 71303

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Pearson, W Brent Alexandria, US 4 230
Sujith, Yesudasan Alexandria, US 4 11

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