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Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 1996

Filed:

Jul. 08, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:

David C Cook, Wexford, PA (US);

Douglas E Weitzel, Hamilton, NJ (US);

Edward T Hawley, Keyport, NJ (US);

Assignee:

SmithKline Beecham Corp., Philadelphia, PA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B / ; G04B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
34030915 ; 3403094 ; 340573 ; 368-1 ; 368 10 ; 36441302 ;
Abstract

A reminder device for notifying a user when to take a dosage of medication. The credit card size device includes a first time counter for maintaining an elapsed program time and a second time counter for maintaining a current interval time. An alarm notifies the user of the expiration of the current interval. The user takes a dosage of medication in response to the alarm. A switch is provided for resetting the second time counter after the user takes a dosage of medication.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Cook, David. (1996). Reminder device (U.S. Patent No. 5554967). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/5554967

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