Patents by Inventor Norman Knoth

Norman Knoth has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • METHOD OF DISPENSING PILLS FROM A MOVABLE PLATEN
    Publication number: 20070157548
    Abstract: A plurality of cassettes, each filed with a supply of pills and positioned over a target location. A platen is provided beneath the target location with receptacles configured to hold both vials and blister packs. The platen or the cassette is movable so that any blister of the blister pack or the vial can be positioned under the target location to receive a quantity of pills from the cassette.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2007
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Applicant: QEM, INC.
    Inventor: Norman Knoth
  • Cassette for dispensing pills
    Publication number: 20070145066
    Abstract: A cassette for dispensing pills whereby the cassette is coupled to a drive motor that operates in continuous revolution and the internal gears of the cassette translate the continuous motion into a stepping motion, whereby at each step, a system of turning members permit one pill to drop from the cassette into a target container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2005
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Inventors: Norman Knoth, Jeffrey Johnsey