MEDICAL TRAY AND COVER APPARATUS
United States Patent 7,766,164
Date of Issue: AUGUST 3rd, 2010
Abstract: Medical tray and cover apparatus includes a tray body having an open top and an open front; the cover is removable and covers the tray top and front. The tray body includes a plurality of oppositely disposed grooves that provide for the insertion of closure and divider panels. The tray grooves are configured to allow the tray to be loaded with ampoules or vials without being snagged by the grooves. The trays may be transparent so that its contents are visible without removing the cover. The trays are stackable with the cover in place. The trays are lockable such that the ability to stack the trays is not interfered with. The tray and cover eliminate particle generation from use and wear that can contaminate the contents of the tray. The tray and cover are capable of being autoclaved.
HIGH SPEED VIAL TRAYING MACHINE
Patent Number: US 7,565,783 B1
Date of Issue: July 28th, 2009
Abstract: Apparatus for loading trays with vials receives vials from an input channel and transmits the vials through a discharge channel to a tray for processing. e.g. autoclaving. The vials are conveyed by rotation of a pusher wheel having a series of radially resilient, biased fingers on the periphery thereof. An outer guide is located adjacent to the pusher wheel to form a channel for the vials being conveyed. The side edge of the pusher wheel and an opposed side edge of the guide are formed with a lateral protrusion at the upper portion thereof to prevent tipping of the vials.
TRAY
UNLOADING MACHINE
Patent #6,651,802
Date of Patent: November 25th, 2003
Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided to manually discharge
bottles from a tray of bottles onto a sloped surface at the bottom of which
gravity fed individual bottles are captured at the top receiving edge of a
parallel sloped multi-pocketed rotatable indexing wheel and sequentially:
(a.) discharged tangentially at the bottom edge of said indexing wheel in
a single row, (b.) corrected to a vertical axis, and (c.) exited onto adjoining
equipment for further operations.
INCLINED
TRAY BOTTLE TRAYING MACHINE
PATENT NUMBER: 6,089,001
DATE OF PATENT: JULY 18, 2000
Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided to sequentially capture
the lead bottle from a row of bottles in a multi-pocketed bottle indexing
wheel means, and sequentially rotate and push pocketed bottles from said index
wheel means to an inclined tray means, automatically collecting said bottles
in a gravity compressed hexagonal pattern within said inclined traying means.
Inclined traying means includes a means for trayed bottle removal.
METHOD
AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING THE PRINTED LAYER OF LABELS FROM SEMIRIGID CONTAINERS
Patent
Number: 5,651,846
Date of Patent: Jul. 29, 1997
Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for delaminating the top printed layer
from a three layer paper label adhesively bonded to a semi-rigid plastic or
metal container. An underlying pulp layer of the three layer paper is selectively
removed leaving only a smooth adhesive layer of the paper label and thereby
providing a smooth unprinted surface for relabeling. An apparatus and method
are also provided for simultaneously delaminating both the top printed layer
and the bottom adhesive layer of a two layer label bonded to a semi-rigid
container.
METHOD
FOR CLEAN REMOVING LABELS FROM CONTAINERS
Patent
Number: 5,152,865
Date of Patent: Oct. 6, 1992
Abstract: An apparatus and a method is provided for removing an adhesive
backed label from a cylindrical container and includes the steps of positioning
a tilted blade at an attack angle which forces the blade behind the label
between the adhesive and the cylindrical container and the speed of descent
of the blade and the rotational speed of the container is adjusted so as to
peel the label from the container with the adhesive side out as an integral
unit.
APPARATUS
FOR DECOMPOSING COMPRESSED TABLETS
Patent Number: 5,148,995
Date
of Patent: Sep. 22, 1992
Abstract: Apparatus for decomposing hard compressed tablets into powder
includes a housing having a hopper for receiving the tablets therein and a
discharge chute in the housing for discharging the decomposed powdered tablets
directly into a patient’s cup. The housing is further provided with a cylindrical
aperture therethrough which is adapted to receive an imperforate rotor in
the cylindrical aperture. The imperforate rotor is provided with helical blades
which protrude from said imperforate rotor means for decomposing said hard
compressed tablets by a slicing and cutting action which controls the size
of the powder by the height of the slicing blades.
PICKER-STRIPPER
FEEDER FOR ENVELOPE FEEDING APPARATUS
Patent Number: 4,884,793
Date
of Patent: Dec. 5, 1989
Abstract: Apparatus for stripping a single envelope from a stack of envelopes
without misfeeding or double feeding is provided. The apparatus includes a
picker blade which is articulated by a drive to impart a plurality of motions
to the leading edge of an envelope after the picker blade has been engaged
under the flap of an envelope to be separated from a stack of envelopes in
a magazine. The novel stripping action of the picker blade ensures that the
leading edge only of the envelope to be fed from the magazine is first stripped
and separated from the stack of envelopes and directed past a restrainer which
prevents the stack of envelopes adjacent the envelope to be fed from being
moved in a feed direction.
HIGH
SPEED ENVELOPE FEEDING APPARATUS
Patent Number: 4,846,455
Date of Patent: Jul. 11, 1989
Abstract: A high speed envelope feeder is provided with a pair of pinch
rollers for extracting an envelope from a stack of closed envelopes in a magazine.
The flap of a closed envelope is opened by raising a cam surface under the
flap to position the flap between a fixed pinch roll and a movable pinch roll.
The movable pinch roll is articulated to grasp the flap between the pinch
rolls. The flap is pulled to extract the envelope from the magazine and is
subsequently pushed by the pinch rolls into the transport device.>
APPARATUS
FOR PRODUCING BACTERIA FREE DRINKING WATER
Patent Number: 4,441,996
Date of Patent: Apr. 10, 1984
Abstract: An apparatus for producing drinking water from bacteria contaminated
cold water is provided. The cold contaminated water is placed into a flexible
collector having a sub-micron porous filter in the bottom. When the flexible
collector is squeezed, the pressure forces the contaminated water through
the filter and into a holding chamber. The drinkable filtered water is removed
from the holding chamber through a sterile exit opening.
LABEL
STRIPPING MACHINE
Patent
Number: 4,122,734
Date of Patent: Oct. 321, 1978
Abstract: A semi-automatic Label Stripping Machine for detaching labels
from round containers in which a labeled container is placed on a container
receiver platform means, a spring loaded stabilizing top roller means is brought
down overtop and abutting the container, the container is rotated on its central
vertical axis by a rotary drive means operably connected to said container
receiving platform means, and, while said container is rotated, a razor means,
operably connected to a vertical drive means, moves down the outside circumferal
labeled wall of the container, spirally cutting off the label from the container.
CAPPING
MACHINE
Patent
Number: 3,964,234
Date
of Patent: June 22, 1976
Abstract: An electric capping machine for crimping the caps of containers, in which
each cycle of operation takes place fully automatically, once initiated by
the operator: in the course of each operation, a container-receiving member
is automatically raised into engagement with a spring -loaded abutment roller
of the crimping mechanism which, upon further upward movement, causes the
crimping roller to be positively brought into engagement with the edge of
the cap by the use of a quadrilateral linkage connection actuated by the cam
follower. To increase the safety of the operating personnel, both hands must
be placed in a predetermined position relative to the machine before the cycle
of operation can be initiated.
