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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2015
Aylward Enterprises, Llc, New Bern, NC (US);
David Parrish, Youngsville, NC (US);
John Winters, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Greg Wile, New Bern, NC (US);
Brian Tomlinson, New Bern, NC (US);
Aylward Enterprises, LLC, New Bern, NC (US);
Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a pill delivery apparatus. The method includes providing an inner core having an outer surface and providing an outer sleeve comprising an opening defined therethrough, the outer sleeve having an inner surface. Further, the method includes defining a passageway on the outer surface of the inner core such that positioning the outer sleeve over the inner core defines a delivery chute for delivering a plurality of pills between the passageway and the inner surface of the outer sleeve.