Patents by Inventor William F. King, IV

William F. King, IV 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).

  • Intelligent dispenser
    Patent number: 8666543
    Abstract: A pill dispenser for dispensing pills of various sizes includes a pill storage section, a dispensing section located at a lower end of the storage section, an optical sensor, a memory and a controller. The dispensing section includes a device for adjusting a variable size cavity configured to adjust to various pill sizes. The controller adjusts the variable size cavity of the dispensing section depending on the individual pill specifications, and determines if the optical sensor has sensed presence of the pill to be dispensed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: DoseSmart, Inc.
    Inventors: David MacVittie, William F. King, IV
  • INTELLIGENT DISPENSER
    Publication number: 20130035785
    Abstract: A pill dispenser for dispensing pills of various sizes includes a pill storage section, a dispensing section located at a lower end of the storage section, an optical sensor, a memory and a controller. The dispensing section includes a device for adjusting a variable size cavity configured to adjust to various pill sizes. The controller adjusts the variable size cavity of the dispensing section depending on the individual pill specifications, and determines if the optical sensor has sensed presence of the pill to be dispensed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: Medical Intuition Inc.
    Inventors: David MacVittie, William F. King, IV