IP Library Granted Patent US 12692037
Granted Patent B2
US 12692037 · App. 18/186,456 · Granted Jul 28, 2026

Blister pack tool

Inventor: Grayson Lewis-Mizlo (Cullowhee, NC)
B65B69/0041B67B7/26B67B7/28
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12692037
App. No.
18/186,456
Granted
Jul 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A blister pack tool for piercing a blister pack and removing a dosage unit from the blister pack. The blister pack tool comprises a handle and a head. The head of the blister pack tool includes a bowl section for holding a removed dosage unit, a guideway for directing the removed dosage unit into the bowl section, and a piercing tip for piercing the blister pack and removing the dosage unit from the blister pack.

Claims (43)

1 . A blister pack tool for opening blister packaging to remove a dosage unit comprising:

a handle; and

a head including a guiding section and a bowl section;

wherein the handle is connected to the head;

wherein the handle includes a first end and a second end, wherein the handle is designed to taper from the first end to the second end, wherein the second end is connected to the head;

wherein the guiding section includes a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the guiding section further includes a piercing tip positioned on the distal end;

wherein the handle extends along a first longitudinal axis, wherein the guiding section extends along a second longitudinal axis, wherein the first longitudinal axis is substantially perpendicular to the second longitudinal axis;

wherein the bowl section includes a capture area and a bowl wall;

wherein the piercing tip is connected to the bowl section via a guideway, wherein the piercing tip is configured to pierce a blister pack, wherein, once the blister pack is pierced, the guiding section is configured to capture and remove a dosage unit from the blister pack; and

wherein the bowl section is operable to receive the removed dosage unit via the guideway; and

wherein the capture area includes a bottom surface and a guide wall, wherein the bottom surface is entirely flat, wherein the guide wall surrounds the flat bottom surface, wherein the guide wall extends upward from an edge of the flat bottom surface, wherein, after receiving the removed dosage unit, the bowl section is designed for the removed dosage unit to lay on the flat bottom surface.

2 . The blister pack tool of claim 1 , wherein the handle is a triangular shape.

3 . The blister pack tool of claim 1 , wherein the guideway tapers from the bowl section to the piercing tip.

4 . The blister pack tool of claim 1 , wherein the guideway further includes at least one guide wall, wherein the at least one guide wall is designed to keep the removed dosage unit in the guideway.

5 . The blister pack tool of claim 1 , wherein the guideway is a curved shape.

6 . The blister pack tool of claim 1 , wherein the bowl section is a spherical shape.

7 . The blister pack tool of claim 1 , wherein the guideway includes a sloped surface, wherein the guideway is designed for the removed dosage unit to slidably move from the piercing tip to the bowl section via the guideway.

8 . A blister pack tool for opening a blister on a blister pack and removing a dosage contained within the blister pack, wherein the blister pack tool comprises:

a handle; and

a head;

wherein the head comprises a bowl section and a guiding section, wherein the bowl section is connected to the guiding section;

wherein the handle extends along a first longitudinal axis, wherein the guiding section extends along a second longitudinal axis, wherein the first longitudinal axis is substantially perpendicular to the second longitudinal axis;

wherein the guiding section comprises a guideway and a piercing tip;

wherein the guideway has a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the proximal end is attached to the bowl section;

wherein the piercing tip is positioned at the distal end of the guideway, wherein the piercing tip is operable to pierce the blister pack, wherein, once the blister pack is pierced, the guiding section is configured for capture and removal of a dosage unit from the blister pack; and

wherein the bowl section receives the removed dosage unit via the guideway, wherein the proximal end of the guideway defines an open section of the bowl section, wherein the bowl section further comprises a bottom surface and a guide wall, wherein the bottom surface is entirely flat, wherein the guide wall surrounds the flat bottom surface, wherein the guide wall extends upward from an edge of the flat bottom surface, wherein the guide wall is connected to the open section of the bowl section, wherein the bowl section is designed to hold the removed dosage unit from the blister pack, wherein, after receiving the removed dosage unit, the guide wall is designed to position the removed dosage unit on the flat bottom surface.

9 . The blister pack tool of claim 8 , wherein the guiding section is tapered from the proximal end to the distal end, wherein the distal end is narrower than the proximal end.

10 . The blister pack tool of claim 8 , wherein the guideway includes a sloped surface, wherein the guideway is designed for the removed dosage unit to slidably move along the guideway from the piercing tip to the bowl section.

11 . A blister pack tool for opening blister packaging to remove a dosage unit comprising:

a triangular-shaped handle; and

a head including a guiding section and a bowl section;

wherein the triangular-shaped handle is connected to an exterior surface of the bowl section of the head, wherein the exterior surface runs around a perimeter of the bowl section;

wherein the triangular-shaped handle includes a first end and a second end, wherein the triangular-shaped handle is designed to taper from the first end to the second end, wherein the second end is connected to the head, wherein the triangular-shaped handle extends along a first longitudinal axis, wherein the guiding section extends along a second longitudinal axis, wherein the first longitudinal axis is substantially perpendicular to the second longitudinal axis;

wherein the guiding section includes a proximal end and distal end, wherein the proximal end is connected to the bowl section, wherein the guiding section further includes a piercing tip positioned on the distal end;

wherein the piercing tip is connected to the bowl section via a guideway;

wherein the guideway includes a sloped surface;

wherein the bowl section is operable to receive a removed dosage unit via the guideway; and

wherein the bowl section includes a capture area to receive the removed dosage unit; wherein the capture area includes a bottom surface and a guide wall, wherein the bottom surface is entirely flat, wherein the guide wall surrounds the flat bottom surface, wherein the guide wall extends upward from an edge of the flat bottom surface, wherein, after receiving the removed dosage unit, the bowl section is designed for the removed dosage unit to lay on the flat bottom surface.

12 . The blister pack tool of claim 11 , wherein the guiding section is tapered from the proximal end to the distal end, wherein the distal end is narrower than the proximal end.

13 . The blister pack tool of claim 11 , wherein the guideway further includes a first side including a first guide wall and a second side including a second guide wall, wherein the first guide wall and the second guide wall are designed to align the removed dosage unit along the guideway to the bowl section.

14 . The blister pack tool of claim 11 , wherein the bowl section is a cylindrical shape.

15 . The blister pack tool of claim 11 , wherein the sloped surface of guideway includes a curved shape.

16 . The blister pack tool of claim 11 , wherein the triangular-shaped handle further includes a cushion.