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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2019
Wade M. Butaud, Spanish Fork, UT (US);
Benjamin A. Grover, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Kent F. Beck, Layton, UT (US);
James A. Malmstrom, Kaysville, UT (US);
Wade M. Butaud, Spanish Fork, UT (US);
Benjamin A. Grover, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Kent F. Beck, Layton, UT (US);
James A. Malmstrom, Kaysville, UT (US);
Butaud Enterprises LLC, Vernal, UT (US);
Abstract
A method of dispensing a prescription medication is disclosed. The method may begin with obtaining a medication dispensing system. The system may include a prescription vial and a programmable cap for the prescription vial. The cap may include an outer cover having an exit aperture, an inner cover having an entrance aperture, and a transport portion having a chute. The cap may also include a control system having a processor. The method may include the step of determining, by the processor, that a first waiting period has passed. The control system may then dispense a first portion of the medication. The dispensing may involve sensing that a tablet or capsule of the medication is loaded into the chute and moving, by the control system, the chute of the transport portion out of alignment with the entrance aperture and into alignment with the exit aperture.