A method for filling bottles with a predetermined number of pharmaceutical articles and an apparatus for actuating the method
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Medicine packaging apparatus and method of packaging medicine
US8997441B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8997441-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213551522-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jul 17, 2012 |
| Priority date | Sep 5, 2006 |
| Publication date | Apr 7, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 2015 |
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There is provided a medicine packaging method, which is capable of rapidly coping with errors occurring during processes. The medicine packaging method includes the following steps: a medicine supplying step for supplying a relevant medicine according to a prescription data; a medicine standby step for allowing the supplied medicine to temporarily stand by; a medicine detecting step for detecting the standing by medicine; a printing step for printing a packaging paper when the medicine based on the prescription data is detected; a conveying step for conveying the packaging paper; and a packaging step for supplying the temporarily standing by medicine to a printed portion of the packaging paper and packaging the medicine. The steps are performed in sequence.
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What is claimed: 1. A method of packaging a medicine, comprising the following steps: (a) supplying a medicine based on a prescription data; (b) allowing the supplied medicine to temporarily stand by; (c) detecting whether the standing by medicine of step (b) accurately corresponds to the prescription data; (d) printing medicine information on a packaging paper if the standing by medicine of step (b) is detected in step (c) to accurately correspond to the prescription data a…
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Operations & Transport · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8997441B2 cover?
- There is provided a medicine packaging method, which is capable of rapidly coping with errors occurring during processes. The medicine packaging method includes the following steps: a medicine supplying step for supplying a relevant medicine according to a prescription data; a medicine standby step for allowing the supplied medicine to temporarily stand by; a medicine detecting step for detecti…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Yuyama Hiroyuki, Sugimoto Tomohiro, Yuyama Mfg Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B65B5/103. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
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- Publication date Tue Apr 07 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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