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Pill dispenser and system

US9908686B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims
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Filing dateJul 1, 2014
Grant dateMar 6, 2018
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Expiry dateAug 20, 2034

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07F11/56
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Pill dispensers including a housing, a bottom cap that engages an open bottom end of the housing, and a base that engages the bottom cap such that the bottom cap is spaced from the base. The bottom cap is adapted to facilitate movement of pills into a transport member, which is moveable with respect to the remainder of the bottom cap from a first position aligned with an upper opening in the bottom cap to a second position aligned with a lower opening in the bottom cap, through which a pill is dispensed.

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