Granted Patent B2

US 12,186,273 · App. 18/321,581 · Granted Jan 7, 2025

Inventors: Chris Crowley (Golden, CO); Tyler McCrary (Atlanta, GA); Ward Broom (Atlanta, GA); John Kidd (Atlanta, GA); Ashley B. Hancock (Atlanta, GA); Michael Ingoldby (Superior, CO); Roscoe Conkling Nelson, IV (Arvada, CO)

Assignee: Intent Solutions, Inc.

A61J7/0076A61J1/03G06F21/32G16H20/13G06V40/1365G06V40/197

Abstract

Claims (16)

1. A portable pill dispenser, comprising:

a container configured to house at least one pill therein;

a housing attachable to the container, wherein the housing comprises a dispensing opening;

a dispensing mechanism disposed within the housing, wherein the dispensing mechanism is configured to dispense the at least one pill from the container to the dispensing opening, wherein the dispensing mechanism comprises a rotating barrel comprising at least one cavity configured to receive the at least one pill therein, wherein rotation of the rotating barrel dispenses the at least one pill to the dispensing opening;

a ramp disposed within the housing, wherein the ramp is configured to direct the at least one pill to the dispensing mechanism; and

one or more rotating gates disposed about the ramp to control the movement of the at least one pill to the dispensing mechanism, wherein the one or more rotating gates comprise two spaced apart rotating gates, and wherein each of the two spaced apart rotating gates comprise a cutout.

2. The portable pill dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the rotating barrel comprises a neck portion to which the one or more rotating gates are attached.

3. The portable pill dispenser of claim 2 , wherein the one or more rotating gates are configured to move between an open position and a closed position as the neck portion rotates.

4. The portable pill dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the ramp comprises one or more apertures therethrough for the one or more rotating gates to pass.

5. The portable pill dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the cutouts are cutout of a first of the two spaced apart rotating gates is offset from the cutout of a second of the two spaced apart rotating gates.

6. The portable pill dispenser of claim 5 , wherein the at least one pill comprises a first pill disposed within the at least one cavity and a second pill blocked within the ramp between the two spaced apart rotating gates.

7. The portable pill dispenser of claim 6 , wherein when the rotating barrel rotates, the first pill is dispensed to the dispensing opening and the one or more rotating gates rotate to cause the second pill to slid down the ramp towards the rotating barrel.

8. The portable pill dispenser of claim 7 , wherein a backside of the rotating barrel prevents the second pill from exiting the ramp until the rotating barrel makes a full rotation such that the second pill can exit the ramp into the cavity.

9. The portable pill dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the ramp comprises a moveable wall configured to adjust the size of the ramp.

10. The portable pill dispenser of claim 9 , wherein the moveable wall comprises a notch configured to slide along a channel formed in the ramp.

11. The portable pill dispenser of claim 10 , wherein the moveable wall is configured to slide laterally from side-to-side in order to adjust a size of the ramp to accommodate different sized and shaped pills.

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Continuity (4)

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