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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:
Oct. 18, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2005
Applicants:
Shoji Yuyama, Toyonaka, JP;
Yoshinori Kumano, Toyonaka, JP;
Inventors:
Shoji Yuyama, Toyonaka, JP;
Yoshinori Kumano, Toyonaka, JP;
Assignee:
Yuyama Mfg. Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/40 (2006.01); G06K 9/20 (2006.01); A47F 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A tablet storing/retrieving device which stores a plurality of kinds of medicines, and delivers as many tablets of such descriptions as designated by prescription data into a vial () and retrieves it. An imaging device () is provided for photographing the interior of the vial before a cap is applied to the vial () after tablets are dispensed into the vial (). Accordingly, a quick and easy auditing process is possible without removing the cap of a retrieved vial.