US 11,676,440 B2
Systems and methods for pharmaceutical dispensing
Gabriel Di Genova, Wildwood, MO (US)
Assigned to Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc., St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed by Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc., St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed on May 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/827,672.
Application 17/827,672 is a continuation of application No. 17/013,904, filed on Sep. 8, 2020, granted, now 11,348,398.
Prior Publication US 2022/0292909 A1, Sep. 15, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G16H 20/13 (2018.01); G07F 13/02 (2006.01); A61J 7/02 (2006.01); G07F 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 13/025 (2013.01) [A61J 7/02 (2013.01); G07F 17/0092 (2013.01); G16H 20/13 (2018.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dispenser gate for dispensing a specified quantity of a plurality of items into a container, the pharmaceutical dispenser comprising:
a housing; and
a receiver positioned in the housing, the receiver being sized and shaped to define a receiving space to receive the quantity of items, hold the quantity of items and pour the quantity of items, the receiver being movable from a receiving position toward a pouring position at a speed which varies as the receiver moves from the receiving position toward the pouring position, at the receiving position the receiver is arranged to receive the quantity of items in the receiving space from a counter, and in the pouring position the receiver is arranged to begin pouring the quantity of items in a controlled pour over a pouring lip toward an outlet, the pouring lip extending into the opening of the receiving space.