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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:
May. 24, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2007
Applicants:
Francis C. Kowalik, Deerfield, IL (US);
Christina M. Palazzolo, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Francis C. Kowalik, Deerfield, IL (US);
Christina M. Palazzolo, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
Walgreen Co., Deerfield, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 83/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A strip containing a prescription of individual dosages of medicine includes a plurality of packets connected in a series. The plurality of packets includes at least one filled packet that includes a plurality of medications. The strip has a first end, a second end, and an ending group. The ending group includes a subset of the plurality of packets and is adjacent the second end. An indicator is associated with the ending group, wherein the indicator can inform a user that the ending group is adjacent the second end of the strip.