Patent ID: 6286714
Filing Date: 2001-09-11
Classification: A61J,G07F

Abstract:
A pill dispensing system, comprising:a. a container constructed to hold a plurality of pills, said container including a lower aperture and an upper portion;b. a pill lifting assembly engagable with said lower aperture, wherein said pill lifting assembly includes a pill platform lifting a pill into said upper portion of said container;c. a pill ejector connected to said pill platform, said pill ejector placing said pill into motion as said pill platform approaches said upper portion of said container;d. an exit passage communicating with said upper portion and being configured to receive a pill placed into motion by said ejector;e. a sensor operatively connected to said exit passage such that said sensor is capable of detecting a pill moving through said passage; andf. a micro-controller operatively connected to said pill lifting assembly and said sensor, said micro-controller accepting an input representing the number of pills to be dispensed and initiating sufficient cycles of said pill lifting assembly to insure said number of pills is dispensed.