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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 1994
Filed:
Dec. 13, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
David S Kim, Torrance, CA (US);
Jae S Kim, Torrance, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
221232 ; 221279 ; 206537 ;
Abstract
A dispenser for pills having a barrel with input and output ends, and a sleeve in the barrel for holding a stack of pills. An output end cap removably positioned at the output end of the barrel and including a cup for receiving a pill while the output end cap is positioned on the barrel, and a plunger for ejecting the pill from the cup when the output end cap is removed from the barrel. An input end cap positioned at the input end of the barrel and including a pusher sliding in the sleeve for pushing a pill from the sleeve into the cup.