Telephone monitored medication dispenser

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a telephone monitored medication dispenser.

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of a telephone monitored medication dispenser;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view of a telephone monitored medication dispenser;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of a telephone monitored medication dispenser;

FIG. 5 is a side elevational view of a telephone monitored medication dispenser;

FIG. 6 is an overhead plan view of a telephone monitored medication dispenser; and,

FIG. 7 is a plan view of the underside of a telephone monitored medication dispenser.

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Patent History
Patent number: D368966
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 8, 1994
Date of Patent: Apr 16, 1996
Assignee: United Home Technologies, Inc. (Dubuque, IA)
Inventors: Larry O. Kurtenbach (Dubuque, IA), H. Alexander Elliot (Anaheim Hills, CA)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: I. Simmons
Law Firm: Zarley, McKee, Thomte, Voorhees, & Sease
Application Number: 0/19,677
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Plural Divisions (D24/226)