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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026

Filed:

Mar. 21, 2024
Applicant:

Innovation Associates, Inc., Johnson City, NY (US);

Inventors:

Fletcher L. Chapin, Johnson City, NY (US);

Edward Mungo, Johnson City, NY (US);

Jacob Chandler Jackowski, Johnson City, NY (US);

Carrie Hathaway, Johnson City, NY (US);

Assignee:

Innovation Associates, Inc., Johnson City, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 43/08 (2006.01); B65G 15/40 (2006.01); B65G 15/44 (2006.01); B65G 47/256 (2006.01); B65G 47/28 (2006.01); B65G 47/52 (2006.01); B65G 47/74 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 43/08 (2013.01); B65G 15/40 (2013.01); B65G 15/44 (2013.01); B65G 47/256 (2013.01); B65G 47/28 (2013.01); B65G 47/525 (2013.01); B65G 47/74 (2013.01); B65G 2201/0235 (2013.01); B65G 2203/0225 (2013.01); B65G 2203/044 (2013.01); B65G 2203/047 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system and apparatus for a medication container sorting apparatus by air sort station is disclosed. The container sorting apparatus includes a transport mechanism, a bumper rail, an air nozzle, a valve, and a sensor. As medication containers pass by an air nozzle on the transport mechanism, the air nozzle blows air towards the containers to push those with a closed end facing the air nozzle towards an opposite side of the transport mechanism. A bumper rail is used to prevent the medication container from falling off of the transport mechanism.


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