Patents Examined by Kelvin L Randall, Jr.
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Patent number: 11975935Abstract: A mask dispensing assembly includes a housing that is positionable in a public transportation vehicle and the housing has a dispensing slot extending into an interior of the housing to dispense face masks stored in the housing to the passengers. A lifting unit is positioned within the housing to lift a stack of disposable face masks in the housing thereby aligning a topmost one of the stack of disposable face masks with the slot. A dispenser is positioned in the housing to urge the topmost one of the stack of disposable face masks outwardly through the slot. A switch is positioned in the public transportation and the lifting unit is actuated when the switch is depressed to facilitate the driver to dispense a disposable mask for a passenger to wear.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2021Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Inventor: Mark Johnson
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Patent number: 11963642Abstract: A dispenser insert for being mounted in an existing cabinet, the dispenser insert including a frame configured to be mounted in the cabinet, a dispensing mechanism mounted to the frame, the dispensing mechanism including a magazine part for accommodating a stack of sheet products and a dispensing part for dispensing the sheet products, the magazine part having a refilling access at its bottom, wherein the dispensing part is at least translationally moveable relative to the magazine part into a refilling position.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2019Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: ESSITY HYGIENE AND HEALTH AKTIEBOLAGInventors: Per Möller, Karl Walheim, Lars Thorén
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Patent number: 11900759Abstract: A lottery ticket dispensing unit includes at least one ticket compartment and a separation module that has a drive roller and an opposed idler roller. A motor is geared to the drive roller and is switchable between a convey mode wherein the drive roller engages and conveys a leading ticket to a separation position and a brake mode wherein the motor provides a reverse retarding force to the drive roller to brake the drive roller against an attempted reeling of the lottery tickets. from the dispensing unit. A controller switches the motor between the convey and brakes modes such that in the brake mode, power to the motor is interrupted and windings in the motor are short-circuited.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2020Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Scientific Games, LLCInventors: Sten Hallundbaek Mejenborg, James Jonathan Holbrook, Ian Robert Scott
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Patent number: 11897710Abstract: A decorator assembly includes a cup holder assembly, a cup transfer assembly, and a decorator mandrel turret assembly. The cup holder assembly is structured to hold a number of cups in a nested, bottom leading configuration. The cup transfer assembly is structured to move cups from said cup holder assembly to a decorator mandrel turret assembly. The decorator mandrel turret assembly is structured to rotatably support a number of cups.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2021Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Stolle Machinery Company, LLCInventors: James W. Dominico, Weniek (Rex) E. Jablonski, Russell DiDonato, Leonard A VerHoven
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Patent number: 11896146Abstract: A product dispensing system includes a housing having lockable access, a forward viewing window and a lower output tray. Two or more trays are positioned within the housing, each tray of the trays accommodating a plurality of products, wherein each tray includes a self-contained motor and track configured to move the products responsive to a user action. The system additionally includes a selector for moving an indicator laterally between the two or more trays and a knob spaced apart from the selector for activating the motor to move the products forward and drop a single product into the output tray.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: SENNCO SOLUTIONS INC.Inventors: Jeffrey Sherretts, Daniel L. Horvath, Ryan R. G'Fellers
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Patent number: 11877702Abstract: An article advancing assembly and various article advancers are provided for helping dispense articles from a container. In some forms, the article advancers are provided that can bias the contents of the containers towards the dispensing opening. This can, in some forms, provide extra friction within the container and/or at the dispensing opening to decrease extra contents from being dispensed and thus decrease waste.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2019Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: Medline Industries, LPInventors: Paige Wexler, Evan Oravec, Quinten Krisik, Gregory J Foster, Robert W. Sheldon
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Patent number: 11877703Abstract: A ligature-resistant, multifold paper towel dispenser has a housing having a top panel, a front panel, a rear panel, and a pair of side panels secured together to define a hollow, interior chamber. The housing has an open bottom end through which a stack of paper towels may be inserted into the interior chamber. The dispenser also includes a support and dispenser assembly for resiliently supporting the stack of paper towels and for permitting manual dispensing of successive individual paper towels from the open bottom end of the housing. The support assembly includes at least one resilient flexible member which permits the paper towels to be supported thereon and dispensed therebelow and which at the same time is ligature-resistant due to its flexibility.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2021Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Inventor: Christopher Kopp
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Patent number: 11875628Abstract: There is provided a device for automatic asset management as well as a method for dispensing items from said automatic asset management device. The device comprises an enclosure, a shelving unit within the enclosure configured to store at least one item, a delivery hatch on the enclosure configured to allow access to the enclosure, and a dispensing unit within the enclosure. The dispensing unit comprises a front gate comprising an open portion and a closed portion, wherein the front gate is configured to control access through the delivery hatch and an elevator module configured to receive the item from the shelving unit, move to the front gate to link with the front gate, while linked with the front gate, move with the front gate to align the open portion with the delivery hatch to allow access to the item within the elevator module; and upon removal of the item from the elevator module, release the front gate to align the closed portion with the delivery hatch to restrict access to the delivery hatch.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2022Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: SIGNIFI SOLUTIONS INC.Inventors: Jaime Arturo Gonzalez, Emil Jose Rodriguez Osorio, Yong Suk Jin, Shamira Jaffer
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Patent number: 11861968Abstract: A boxed battery dispenser configured to hold a plurality of battery trays. Each battery tray of the plurality of battery trays is configured to hold a plurality of batteries, and each battery tray can be independently removeable from the dispenser.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Inventor: Stephen James Wilson
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Patent number: 11860153Abstract: A device for storing and dispensing strips, including at least one cartridge which includes a recess including a first portion with a base shaped to receive at least one strip, the storage device further including at least one dispensing member including a projection with a contact surface shaped to cover at least a first end of each strip, wherein the dispensing member is at least partially housed in a second portion of the cartridge recess, the first portion of the recess and the second portion of the recess are connected by an angled intermediate portion and the dispensing member is configured to be rotatable between a rest position in which the projection extends away from the angled intermediate portion and an operating position in which the projection converges with the angled intermediate portion so as to at least press the first end of each strip against the angled intermediate portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2020Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: BIOMÉRIEUXInventor: Denis Januel
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Patent number: 11849886Abstract: A tissue dispenser, a method, system, and a sensor unit for detecting level of a consumable tissue product (201, 301) in a tissue dispenser (103, 106) located in a washroom. This includes provided a sensor unit utilizing two sensor elements (420, 430) each arranged to measure light reflected from a reflection field located on the tissue product, reflected directly from the tissue product, or measure the absence of the tissue product. Data from the sensor elements are wirelessly transmitted to a server (901) for further handling, such as for instance notification to a janitor in charge of service of the washroom.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: ESSITY HYGIENE AND HEALTH AKITEBOLAInventors: Anders Strålin, Gunilla Himmelmann, Robert Kling, Peter Rehnstrom, Jerry Svedlund
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Patent number: 11840396Abstract: A dog waste bag dispenser device includes: a frame with a roll opening and an elongated opening, an axle assembly, a lower frame, and a bag clip with a slit; such that the waste bag dispenser device holds a dog waste bag roll, such that the dog waste bag dispenser device enables a user to easily remove a dog waste bag from the dog waste bag roll. The dog waste bag dispenser device also includes an attachment ring, which is configured to attach the dog waste bag dispenser device to an article of clothing or an object for easy portability.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Inventor: Roger W. Iles
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Patent number: 11772879Abstract: The present invention relates to a content receiving device, an opening/closing mechanism, and a container mechanism comprising the same, the content receiving device comprising: a housing which opens to both sides applied to a container body; and an operating mechanism for controlling passage of content provided on the housing to move and guide contents, wherein the operating mechanism has an opening formed to communicate with a storage portion of the container body such that contents of the storage portion are moved. The present invention not only secures a content passage space, but also adjusts the passage space and a receiving space, thereby limiting reception of contents; passage of the demand amount of contents is stably induced within a predetermined range; and contents are prevented from remaining more than is needed, together with interlocked limitation of the content receiving space, such that the amount of received contents is adjusted.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2019Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: COLEDY INC.Inventor: Kyungdo Park
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Patent number: 11772878Abstract: A storage container for a storage and dispensing station for drugs is provided. The storage container includes a housing enclosing a receiving space, a circular-cylindrical section and a bottom area having a discharge opening. A singling device situated in the circular-cylindrical portion of the housing includes at least one duct and a restrainer completely situated within the housing enclosing the receiving space. The restrainer includes a fastening portion and a restraining portion. The restraining portion is kept above the discharge opening and the fastening portion works together with at least one fastening socket within the housing to fix the restrainer in the housing.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2020Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: CareFusion Germany 326 GmbHInventor: Hardy Schmidt-Ellinger
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Patent number: 11772880Abstract: A secure package (1) intended to receive a blister (3) including at least one tablet located in a dimple (3a) closed by a seal (3b). The package (1) includes a packaging (2) with longitudinal axis of symmetry (X, X?), defining a lower space in which a movable wall (4) is located connected to a resilient feature (5). The packaging (2) includes at least one upper wall (2a) which includes at least a first opening (7) intended to receive the dimple (3a), the movable wall (4) and the upper wall (2a) defining a recess intended for positioning of the blister (3), the moving wall being intended to adopt two positions, namely a release position for releasing at least one tablet and a closed position intended to close off at least one seal (3b), while the moving wall (4) includes at least one second opening (8) which comes to be positioned opposite a first opening (7), namely intended to come to be positioned opposite a seal (3b), when the moving wall (4) is in the release position.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2018Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: A.C.D. (Agence Commerciale Doucet)Inventors: Eric Doucet, Corinne Doucet
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Patent number: 11759062Abstract: A wet wipe pocket with dispensing mechanism including a pocket assembly and a dispenser assembly. The pocket assembly includes a plurality of pockets. Each pocket of the plurality of pockets has an opening. The opening receives the hand of a user therethrough. Each pocket of the plurality of pockets can cover the hand of a user. The. The plurality of pockets can be used to sanitize, disinfect, or clean. The dispenser assembly includes a dispensing element. The plurality of pockets are removable attached to a bottom and top portion of the dispensing elements. Each pocket of the plurality of pockets can be detached by pulling the pocket from the dispensing element. The plurality of pockets are used to disinfect the hand of a user or disinfect, wipe, and/or clean any surface.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2022Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Inventor: Edward Fink
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Patent number: 11752779Abstract: Systems for providing on-demand cup printing and dispensing for food service are provided herein. A cup dispenser includes a cup source configured to hold a stack of cups and one or more cup-moving elements configured to cause a cup from the stack of cups to move through the cup dispenser. The cup dispenser includes a motor configured to operate the one or more cup-moving elements to cause the cup to move through the cup dispenser along a path. The cup dispenser also includes a printer configured to print at least one of order information or personalization information on the cup that is based on the food service order associated with the cup. The cup dispenser further includes a dispensing section that provides the cup, which includes the at least one of order information or personalization information printed thereon.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2020Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: GPCP IP Holdings LLCInventors: Michelle Lynn Auda, Daniel Huffaker, Brandon Seth Cross, Daniel James Geddes, Nathaniel Michael Peterson, Andrew James Carlson, Aaron Lee Sinclair, Jason Aaron Morgan, Lenox Gregory Wilson, Mikhail Tikh, Robert Earl Simon, Ryan David Carignan, Alex Vaughn Grady
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Patent number: 11752071Abstract: In an apparatus for dispensing, a dispenser includes a housing, a reservoir housed within the housing, a chute in fluid communication with the reservoir, wherein the chute is adjacent to the reservoir, a user input device, a power source housed within the housing, a logic housed within the housing, wherein the power source powers the logic, a motor housed within the housing, wherein the power source powers the motor, wherein the logic controls the motor, a gear train housed within the housing, wherein the motor drives the gear train, a first platform defining an opening, wherein a portion of the first platform abuts a bottom portion of the chute when the dispenser is in a non-dispensing state, and a second platform including a well, wherein the gear train is configured to rotate the second platform relative to the housing, and wherein when the logic sets the dispenser to a dispensing state a position of the well is adjustable relative to the housing via the user input device, such that the well substantiallyType: GrantFiled: March 8, 2021Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Michael Moonsup Song and Yoon Jung SongInventors: Michael Moonsup Song, Yoon Jung Song
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Patent number: 11667460Abstract: A package includes a container formed to include an interior product-storage region and a closure. The closure is coupled to the container selectively to allow access to the product stored in the interior product-storage region.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2021Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Berry Plastics CorporationInventors: Jordan French, Jason A. Rowe
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Patent number: 11661222Abstract: A storage container for a storage and dispensing station for drugs is provided. The storage container includes a housing surrounding a holding space which housing has a guide section and a bottom surface, the guide section defining a guide space and having a vertical guide recess, which does not penetrate the housing, and the bottom surface having a dispensing opening. The storage container includes a separating device having at least one channel for holding at least one drug portion and comprises a retaining element having a retaining section and having a guide element, which is arranged in the guide recess, the vertical guide recess and the guide element interacting in such a way that the retaining element is arranged for height adjustment in the guide recess by means of the guide element and rotational motion of the retaining means is prevented.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2022Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: BECTON DICKINSON ROWA GERMANY GMBHInventor: Dietmar Gross