Abstract: A centrifugal blower is described herein. The centrifugal blower may be a belt-driven geared centrifugal blower. The centrifugal blower may comprise an impeller, an inlet, and an outlet. The impeller pulls air in through the inlet, compresses and speeds up the air, and directs the air out the outlet. A motor may power a pulley system coupled to the belt that, in turn, drives a gear set. The gear set then drives the impeller. A mounting frame for the centrifugal blower may comprise a plurality of mounting holes for increasing the airflow to the gear set for cooling there. A belt tensioner may be coupled to the pulley system for setting a preload in the pulley system. An adjustment system for adjusting the tension provided by the belt tensioner is disclosed.

Abstract: A centrifugal blower is described herein. The centrifugal blower may be a belt-driven geared centrifugal blower. The centrifugal blower may comprise an impeller, an inlet, and an outlet. The impeller pulls air in through the inlet, compresses and speeds up the air, and directs the air out the outlet. A motor may power a pulley system coupled to the belt that, in turn, drives a gear set. The gear set then drives the impeller. A mounting frame for the centrifugal blower may comprise a plurality of mounting holes for increasing the airflow to the gear set for cooling there. A belt tensioner may be coupled to the pulley system for setting a preload in the pulley system. An adjustment system for adjusting the tension provided by the belt tensioner is disclosed.

Abstract: A medicament tablet dispensing system and method dispenses any selected number of tablets, up to a maximum number, with minimal dispensing delays. During fill operations, a preset number of tablets are counted and stored in dedicated storage compartments. Dispensing operations are performed in response to dispense request commands. The fill operations are performed in a manner independent from the quantity of tablets identified by the dispense request commands. During the dispensing operations for a particular dispense request command, the preset number of tablets are emptied from one or more of the dedicated storage compartments, thereby avoiding delays associated with counting all of the dispensed tablets. Moreover, the fill operations and the dispensing operations may be performed in parallel for high-throughput dispensing applications.

Abstract: A medicament tablet dispensing system and method dispenses any selected number of tablets, up to a maximum number, with minimal dispensing delays. During fill operations, a preset number of tablets are counted and stored in dedicated storage compartments. Dispensing operations are performed in response to dispense request commands. The fill operations are performed in a manner independent from the quantity of tablets identified by the dispense request commands. During the dispensing operations for a particular dispense request command, the preset number of tablets are emptied from one or more of the dedicated storage compartments, thereby avoiding delays associated with counting all of the dispensed tablets. Moreover, the fill operations and the dispensing operations may be performed in parallel for high-throughput dispensing applications.

Abstract: A medicament tablet dispensing system and method dispenses any selected number of tablets, up to a maximum number, with minimal dispensing delays. During fill operations, a preset number of tablets are counted and stored in dedicated storage compartments. Dispensing operations are performed in response to dispense request commands. The fill operations are performed in a manner independent from the quantity of tablets identified by the dispense request commands. During the dispensing operations for a particular dispense request command, the preset number of tablets are emptied from one or more of the dedicated storage compartments, thereby avoiding delays associated with counting all of the dispensed tablets. Moreover, the fill operations and the dispensing operations may be performed in parallel for high-throughput dispensing applications.

Abstract: A medicament tablet dispensing system and method dispenses any selected number of tablets, up to a maximum number, with minimal dispensing delays. During fill operations, a preset number of tablets are counted and stored in dedicated storage compartments. Dispensing operations are performed in response to dispense request commands. The fill operations are performed in a manner independent from the quantity of tablets identified by the dispense request commands. During the dispensing operations for a particular dispense request command, the preset number of tablets are emptied from one or more of the dedicated storage compartments, thereby avoiding delays associated with counting all of the dispensed tablets. Moreover, the fill operations and the dispensing operations may be performed in parallel for high-throughput dispensing applications.

Abstract: A medicament tablet dispensing system and method dispenses any selected number of tablets, up to a maximum number, with minimal dispensing delays. During fill operations, a preset number of tablets are counted and stored in dedicated storage compartments. Dispensing operations are performed in response to dispense request commands. The fill operations are performed in a manner independent from the quantity of tablets identified by the dispense request commands. During the dispensing operations for a particular dispense request command, the preset number of tablets are emptied from one or more of the dedicated storage compartments, thereby avoiding delays associated with counting all of the dispensed tablets. Moreover, the fill operations and the dispensing operations may be performed in parallel for high-throughput dispensing applications.

Abstract: An interface unit is operably coupled between a pharmacy management computing subsystem and printer, and is operably coupled between the pharmacy management computing subsystem and a tablet counting/dispensing subsystem. In response to a user issuing a command to print a prescription label, a printer command file is generated by a label print function of the pharmacy management computing subsystem. The printer command file is supplied to the interface unit, where it is processed to render and store a bit map image of the prescription label. Symbol recognition operations are performed on portions of the bit map image to generate a sequence of symbol identifier values (e.g., an alphanumeric character string) that corresponds to symbols identified in such portions.