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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2011
Jody Dumond, Cary, NC (US);
Charles H. Guthrie, Raleigh, NC (US);
Joseph C. Moran, Jr., Durham, NC (US);
Demetris P. Young, Durham, NC (US);
George Raymond Abrams, Jr., Cary, NC (US);
Jody DuMond, Cary, NC (US);
Charles H. Guthrie, Raleigh, NC (US);
Joseph C. Moran, Jr., Durham, NC (US);
Demetris P. Young, Durham, NC (US);
George Raymond Abrams, Jr., Cary, NC (US);
Parata Systems, LLC, Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for dispensing open-ended objects such as pharmaceutical vials includes: a housing having an internal cavity configured to house open-ended objects, the housing including a guide and a floor; a pick-up unit mounted to the housing, the pick-up unit including an endless member and at least one pick-up member attached to the endless member; and a drive unit. The endless member engages the drive unit and the guide for movement relative thereto. As the drive unit drives the endless member, the at least one pick-up member travels on a pick-up path, at least a portion of which is within the housing.