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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2014
Applicant:
Makefield Llc, Newtown, PA (US);
Inventors:
Kutadgu Akdogan, New York, NY (US);
Christian Von Heifner, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Dale Trigger, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Kalyan C. Vepuri, Newtown, PA (US);
Assignee:
Makefield LLC, Newtown, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61J 1/03 (2006.01); B01D 53/26 (2006.01); A61J 7/02 (2006.01); G07F 11/44 (2006.01); A61J 7/00 (2006.01); G07C 9/00 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); A61J 7/04 (2006.01); G07F 9/02 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2011.01); B01D 53/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 53/261 (2013.01); A61J 7/0076 (2013.01); A61J 7/02 (2013.01); A61J 7/0481 (2013.01); G07C 9/00134 (2013.01); G07F 9/026 (2013.01); G07F 11/44 (2013.01); H04N 7/188 (2013.01); A61J 1/03 (2013.01); B01D 53/0454 (2013.01); G06F 19/3462 (2013.01);
Abstract
A dispensing cartridge may be improved by the inclusion of an actuator and an agitator. Specifically, activation of the actuator may move the agitator within the cartridge to agitate the items and to direct one of the items into a position for dispensing. Concurrently, activation of the actuator may move a cap of the cartridge to align a dispensing hole with the position for dispensing, thereby allowing for the dispensing of a single item.