Source: https://patents.google.com/patent/US8521327B2/en
Timestamp: 2018-12-15 04:53:45
Document Index: 187568768

Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 05825417', 'Application No. 04756405', 'Application No. 05825427', 'Application No. 04756405', 'Application No. 05825427', 'Application No. 11181648']

US8521327B2 - Random access and random load dispensing unit - Google Patents
US8521327B2
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17. The system of claim 13, further comprising a database that correlates a stored presentation container to a consumer.
18. A system for storing and delivering prescription medications filled and individualized for particular consumers before being stored comprising:
19. The system of claim 18, further comprising platforms that are movable along the Y-axis.
20. The system of claim 19, further comprising an X-axis support, a Y-axis support, and a Z-axis support, wherein the shuttle assembly is movable along each of these axes.
21. The system of claim 20, wherein the shuttle assembly further comprises the barcode reader.
22. The system of claim 21, wherein the computer is further configured to receive data from the barcode reader to verify that the individualized prescription correlates to the interfacing consumer before directing the assembly to deliver the storage container.
23. The system of claim 22 further comprising bins that are configured so that a first subset of storage locations extends along the Z-axis.
24. The system of claim 23, further comprising a plurality of coplanar platforms, each platform supporting bins that are configured so that the first subset of storage locations extends along the Z-axis, and a plurality of the supported subset of bins are aligned on each platform so as to configure a second subset of storage locations that extends across multiple bins on the same platform along the X axis, and so as to configure a third subset of storage locations that extend across multiple bins located on multiple platforms along the Y axis.
25. The system of claim 24, further comprising a payment interface.
26. The system of claim 25, wherein the storage container further comprises a header, and the barcode is coupled to the header.
27. The system of claim 26, wherein the bins further comprise opposing sidewalls (FIG. 17), each sidewall comprising a plurality of corresponding slots that define a plurality of substantially parallel storage locations.
28. The system of claim 27, wherein the storage containers comprise opposing alignment tabs for engaging the slots of the bin.
29. The system of claim 28, wherein the storage container is a bag.
30. The system of claim 29, further comprising a product sensor located in the dispense bin.
31. The system of claim 29, wherein the shuttle assembly further comprises a hook for engaging the storage container.
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