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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2008
Michael E. Coughlin, Mission Hills, KS (US);
Shane P. Coughlin, Kansas City, MO (US);
Timothy A. Giebler, Olathe, KS (US);
Lawrence Guerra, Mission, KS (US);
Michael E. Coughlin, Mission Hills, KS (US);
Shane P. Coughlin, Kansas City, MO (US);
Timothy A. Giebler, Olathe, KS (US);
Lawrence Guerra, Mission, KS (US);
ScriptPro LLC, Mission, KS (US);
Abstract
A system for storing a plurality of solid objects and dispensing the solid objects into a plurality of containers. The system comprises non-automated dispensing cells, physically actuated to dispense solid objects one at a time into one of the containers, and automated dispensing cells, electrically actuated to dispense solid objects from a holding tank simultaneously in bulk into one of the containers. The automated dispensing cells may independently dispense objects into the holding tank one at a time while a manipulator arm of the system simultaneously brings a container to one of the non-automated or automated dispensing cells. Then, when the manipulator arm brings a container to one of the automated dispensing cells, the solid objects may be dispensed into the container in bulk by simply opening a gate mechanism.