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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2011
Filed:
May. 30, 2008
Sean Mcgonagle, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Greg Pankow, Morton Grove, IL (US);
J. Randolph Lewis, Deer Park, IL (US);
Victor Lee, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Sean McGonagle, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Greg Pankow, Morton Grove, IL (US);
J. Randolph Lewis, Deer Park, IL (US);
Victor Lee, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Walgreen Co., Deerfield, IL (US);
Abstract
A method of transferring a plurality of tablets of a product from a first blister card comprising a first plurality of blisters to a second blister card comprising a second plurality of blisters includes discharging the plurality of tablets from the first plurality of blisters of the first blister card. Then, each of the plurality of tablets are guided along one of a plurality of passageways defined by a transfer fixture positioned between the first blister card and the second blister card. Finally, the plurality of tablets are received in the second plurality of blisters of the second blister card. The method includes monitoring the deposit of product to the blister card and verifying the contents of the blister card.