Patents Examined by Ayodeji T Ojofeitimi
  • Patent number: 11628031
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an apparatus comprising a housing with a left side panel, right side panel, and top panel, each of which may comprise a slot. The apparatus may comprise a front panel that is insertable into the slots of the left and right-side panels. The front panel may comprise a recessed region configured to receive a portion of a medical instrument. A source of a barrier material may be supported by the left and right-side panels. The apparatus may comprise a lid cover comprising a roller portion that is insertable into a slot of the top panel. The lid cover may pivot relative to the housing when the roller portion is inserted into the slot of the top panel. The lid cover and the front panel may form a gap through which a portion of the barrier material may extend when the barrier material is dispensed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: SANO CURATIO, LLC
    Inventors: Norman Tien-Yo Chien, Richard Alan Swartzbaugh
  • Patent number: 11622914
    Abstract: There is provided an apparatus for dispensing one or more drugs in pellet form. The apparatus includes a cartridge assembly configured to store drugs in pellet form, and dispense the drugs upon actuation of one or more dispensing mechanisms located within the cartridge assembly. The apparatus further includes a control unit configured to actuate the one or more dispensing mechanisms located within the cartridge assembly, as well as a cover including a collection region configured to receive and store drugs dispensed from the one or more dispensing mechanisms. The cover is movable between a first position in which the collection region of the cover forms an enclosed cavity, and a second position in which the collection region is exposed such that a user can access drugs contained therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: OnDosis AB
    Inventors: John Hayman, Anders Jimgren, Magnus Karemyr, Simon Pettersson
  • Patent number: 11620868
    Abstract: Systems and methods of the present disclosure relate to dispensing and jammed item release techniques. A dispensing system comprises an arrangement of passages; a first device operable to move in a lateral direction along the arrangement of passages; a second device operable to move in a vertical direction along the arrangement of passages; a third device operable to extend or retract into a passage; and a cover operable to move toward and away from the arrangement of passages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Trinity Axis Inc.
    Inventors: David D. Davidar, Jeremiah Divyan David
  • Patent number: 11612280
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of wipes dispensers are disclosed herein. An exemplary wipes dispenser having a self-centering nozzle includes a container, a plurality of wipes contained within the container, a fluid for wetting the plurality of wipes, a receiving member connected to the container, and an outlet nozzle housing for holding an elastomeric outlet nozzle. The nozzle housing is connected to the receiving member so that the nozzle housing is movable between two or more positions. A biasing member is connected to one of the receiving member, the nozzle housing and the elastomeric outlet nozzle. The elastomeric outlet nozzle moves from a centered upright position, the biasing member deflects and biases the outlet nozzle toward a centered position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: GOJO Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Mann, Aaron D. Marshall, Nick E. Ciavarella, Jonathan Michael Johnson, Donald R. Harris, Kevin Michael Vail, Jenna Ann Matus
  • Patent number: 11596276
    Abstract: The Bathroom Space Saver and Organizer is a modular unit consisting in part of a prefabricated box frame manufactured from wood, plastic, marble, stone, or other suitable material which can be easily installed in existing homes or new homes to enhance aesthetics and the usefulness of storage in a bathroom. Various storage media, such as toilet paper roll holders, shelving, hooks, sliding drawers and cabinetry may be configured within the box frame to provide an array of storage options for the user. The invention may be preconfigured and manufactured in a variety of dimensions and shapes, including rectangular, square, oval and arched among other possible shape configurations. Decorative trims and other ornamental features may be provided to enhance the design aesthetic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Custom Environmental Consulting LLC
    Inventor: Jeffrey R. Palutis
  • Patent number: 11596277
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a wet wipe cover with convenient wipe drawing opening, which is used on a wet wipe packaging bag body. The wet wipe cover with convenient wipe drawing opening comprises a cover body and an upper cover, wherein the cover body is provided with a through hole in which an elastic sealing cover is arranged; and the elastic sealing cover is provided with a cutting groove from the bottom upwards, and the cutting groove does not penetrate through the upper surface of the elastic sealing cover. When the sealing cover is stressed, the elastic sealing cover bulges upwards or downwards, and a small-caliber wipe drawing opening is cracked on the upper surface of the sealing cover corresponding to the cutting groove; and when the cover is not stressed, the paper extraction opening recovers to a closed state under the action of the elastic force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: TOP GREEN WORLD PACKAGING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Lin-da Wang
  • Patent number: 11594096
    Abstract: A medication dispensing system, having a medication panel, a plurality of docking ports for accommodating medication containers, a gripper, and a receptacle carrier having a mount for holding the receptacle and movable by one or more actuators. In some embodiments, the system includes control circuitry, outputting positioning signals to move the receptacle carrier, and outputting dosage-manipulation signals to move the gripper to pick and manipulate a medication dosage out of the medication container, and the horizontal distance between the opening of the receptacle and the medication dosage is less than 20 cm at least prior to outputting the dosage-manipulation signals. The method includes extracting a medication out of the medication container, positioning a receptacle by a receptacle carrier in a horizontal distance of less than 20 cm between the medication and the opening of the receptacle, at least prior to the extracting, and dispensing the medication in the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Tech Pharmacy Services, LLC
    Inventors: Omer Einav, Doron Shabanov, Tamir Ben David, Anthony Joseph Spero, Eyal Livschitz, Thomas A. Mckinney, Moshe Liberman
  • Patent number: 11594095
    Abstract: A storage and dispensing station for a blister packaging machine for drug portions includes a base electrically coupled to the blister packaging machine and configured to dissipate an electrical charge to the blister packaging machine. A storage container is disposed on the base and includes a housing defining a receiving chamber for drug portions, a cylindrical receiving chamber and a bottom surface. A singulating device is rotatably disposed in the cylindrical receiving chamber and has multiple channels extending along the singulating device and parallel with a rotational axis of the singulating device. The singulating device also includes an electrically conductive coupling and a drive for rotating the singulating device. The singulating device is electrically conductive at least at an outer surface of the singulating device, and the outer surface comes into contact with drug portions. A conductor device provides an electrically conductive coupling between the outer surface and an electrical contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Becton Dickinson Rowa Germany GMBH
    Inventors: Christoph Hellenbrand, Dietmar Gross
  • Patent number: 11583477
    Abstract: A pill dispensing apparatus includes a carousel with at least one removable bin for storing pills, a vision system for identifying pills within the bin, a vacuum nozzle for removing one or more pills identified by the vision system, and a dispensing area for receipt of the removed pills.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Papapill, LLC
    Inventors: Randy Herman, Connor Herman, Tyler Herman, Jarrod Eliason, Micah Somers
  • Patent number: 11584583
    Abstract: The invention relates to a dispensing device for metering and dispensing a predetermined number of multiparticulates from a container. The dispensing device comprises a chamber which includes an inlet through which multiparticulates can enter the chamber and an overflow through which multiparticulates can leave the chamber. There is also an outlet through which multiparticulates can be dispensed from the chamber. The chamber comprises a metering surface which includes at least one retaining portion. The, or each, of the retaining portions is configured to be able to releasably retain a single multiparticulate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Phillips-Medisize A/S
    Inventors: Sabine Desset-Brethes, Regis Frelon, Stefan Hirsch, Hans Jensen, Esben Johansen, Peter Mathiasen, Jan Olesen
  • Patent number: 11576841
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hand-held medicament dispenser. The invention further relates to a hand-held medicament dispenser with an exchangeable cartridge contained therein. The invention further relates to uses of the medicament dispenser for counting and dispensing solid medicinal units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Brandon J. Pollack, Michael P. Stolz
  • Patent number: 11559174
    Abstract: A dispenser including two roll supports; and a housing, the dispenser configured such that the roll supports can assume the following positions relative to the housing: at least one dispensing position for a roll support of the two roll supports, and a storage position for a roll support of the two roll supports, the dispenser configured for allowing dispensing from a roll arranged on a roll support of the two roll supports which is in the dispensing position and for storage of a roll arranged on a roll support of the two roll supports which is in the storage position; the dispenser configured to provide a first state, wherein a first roll support of the roll supports is in the dispensing position and a second roll support of the roll supports is in the storage position, and a second state, wherein the second roll support is in a dispensing position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: ESSITY HYGIENE AND HEALTH AKTIEBOLAG
    Inventors: Adam T. Elliott, Christian Kasilag, Brian Weingarth, Aaron Pavkov
  • Patent number: 11557165
    Abstract: A vending machine system for loading and dispensing pre-baked unpackaged food including a fixed cartridge disposed in a refrigerator of a vending machine, and a transport cartridge adapted to removably attach to the fixed cartridge, the transport cartridge operable for holding trays of unpackaged food and loading the trays of unpackaged food from the transport cartridge into the fixed cartridge, wherein, when the transport cartridge is removably attached to the fixed cartridge, a front opening of the transport cartridge aligns with a front opening of the fixed cartridge, and wherein the rack of the transport cartridge aligns with the conveyor system of the fixed cartridge such that trays of unpackaged food within the transport cartridge can simultaneously be transitioned from the rack to the conveyor system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: 24/7 PIZZA BOX, LLC
    Inventors: Eduardo Lopez, Allan L. Cube, Simon Shue
  • Patent number: 11548105
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to an improvement to vending machines and particularly gumball machines, and is equally applicable to vending machines of like design. A system and method are disclosed to convert a conventional gumball vending machine to a solar light fixture using an inner rod nut. A system and method are disclosed to convert a conventional vending machine to contain a rotary turntable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Inventor: Karen Benninghoff
  • Patent number: 11521454
    Abstract: A product dispensing system and methods of use are described. The system includes a linear dispensing unit configured to hold a number of products in an equal number of respective channels in a stacked orientation. Single units of the products are dispensed onto dedicated carriers which maintain an orientation of the product units. The carriers are independently moveable and identifiable and are moved to aggregate various product units associated with a single order and to transport the product units to a validation system. The validation system uses a variety of sensors to verify the identity of the product unit and to cross-reference the product identity with the order. A label is applied to the product unit and the product unit is further transported to a packaging system while continuing to maintain an orientation thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Tension International, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Terzini
  • Patent number: 11510505
    Abstract: A rotation-type misalignment material discharge structure is provided. It has a support block and a drive element. The support block comprises a rotation shaft, a first support sheet and a second support sheet stacked on the rotation shaft successively. The first support sheet comprises a first support portion and a first material discharge portion, the second support sheet comprises a second support portion and a second material discharge portion. The first and second material discharge portions are misaligned in a perpendicular direction. One end of the rotation shaft is in transmission connection with the drive element; wherein the support block is rotated for discharging the material under a drive of the drive element. The support block is rotated for discharging the material under a drive of the drive element, such that the in-situ material falling is accurate and reliable without requiring any forward, backward, leftward or rightward movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Kolor Magnetic (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ching Mou Lee, Chi Wai Lee
  • Patent number: 11510531
    Abstract: Provided is a case of portable compressed tissue, and more specifically, a compressed tissue is immersed by adjusting the compressed tissue according to a water level of a stored solution, and thus, a case for storing the compressed tissue and a solution allows easy and convenient carrying and storage to a user, and also, the compressed tissue is immersed in an appropriate amount of a solution according to a water level of the remaining solution by an immersion portion provided in a compressed tissue case, and thus, it is possible to conveniently use the compressed tissue from the outside, and to efficiently use the solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: CLEANZONE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wan Gu Lee
  • Patent number: 11510532
    Abstract: An apparatus that includes a dispensing container, a collecting container and a mount. The dispensing container and the collecting container each includes a receptacle having an open end, a lid configured to be received over the open end, an interior space defined by the receptacle and the lid, and an opening into the interior space. The mount is configured to be attached to a structure and is further attached to at least one of the dispensing container and the collecting container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Sense of Security USA, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Jennings, Jeremy Streets
  • Patent number: 11503965
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multi-purpose container (1) with an air freshening function for receiving cloths (31), in particular for use in a drink holder of a vehicle. The multi-purpose container comprises a housing (10) with a lid (20) for forming a receiving space (13) in the housing (10). The lid (20) has an opening (22) for the removal of cloths (31) from the receiving space (13) and a receiving recess (21) for receiving the scented insert (40).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Cupssy GmbH
    Inventor: Enzo Venturino
  • Patent number: 11505397
    Abstract: A sterile glove dispensing assembly includes a container for storing a plurality of sterile gloves. The container has a dispensing opening and the plurality of sterile gloves is strategically oriented that a cuff of each of the sterile gloves extends outwardly through the dispensing opening. In this way a user can draw the sterile gloves outwardly from the container without touching fingers of the sterile gloves for retaining sterility of the fingers. A box is included for insertably receiving the container and a dispensing slot is integrated into the box. The dispensing opening in the container is aligned with the dispensing slot when the container is positioned inside of the box thereby facilitating the sterile gloves to be drawn outwardly from the dispensing slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Inventor: William Carter