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Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 2533754', 'Application No. 04756405', 'Application No. 05825427', 'Application No. 04756405', 'Application No. 05825427', 'Application No. 05825427', 'Application No. 2533754', 'Application No. 05825427']

Patent US8190291 - Automated vending of products containing controlled substances - Google Patents
The present invention provides for devices and methods for vending regulated products, particularly controlled substances, including those containing pseudoephedrine. The present invention allows for the identification of consumers through reliable log-in-procedures, allows the consumer to select items,...http://www.google.com/patents/US8190291?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8190291 - Automated vending of products containing controlled substances
Publication number US8190291 B2
Application number US 12/861,767
Also published as US7783379, US20080269947, US20110047043
Publication number 12861767, 861767, US 8190291 B2, US 8190291B2, US-B2-8190291, US8190291 B2, US8190291B2
Inventors John A. Beane, Linda J. Pinney
Patent Citations (158), Non-Patent Citations (167), Referenced by (7), Classifications (16), Legal Events (2)
US 8190291 B2
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Cooperative Classification G06Q20/12, G06Q30/0607, G07F9/02, G06Q20/40, G07F11/00, G06Q20/40145
European Classification G06Q20/12, G07F9/02, G06Q20/40, G07F11/00, G06Q20/40145, G06Q30/0607