A storage system (20; 300) for storing loads (32) held by carriers (30; 330) has a plurality of uprights (46; 346) and a plurality of carrier supports (66; 366) mounted to the uprights. A plurality of flooring levels, one above another, are supported by the plurality of uprights and form a first bank (552A) and a second bank (552B) with a divide (550) between. A plurality of bridges (570) have deployed conditions spanning the divide and stowed conditions not spanning the divide.
B65G 1/137 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques avec des aménagements ou des moyens de commande automatique pour choisir les objets qui doivent être enlevés
A manufacturing system (20) comprises: one or more stores (84; 80A-80C; 92) for raw materials, work-in-progress (WIP), and finished goods; a plurality of manufacturing cells (40A-40F), each cell includes: one or more machines (42A-42C) for manufacturing an assembly; and a programmable logic controller (PLC) (44) for controlling the machines; one or more devices (60, 70) for moving raw material, WIP, and finished goods; and one or more servers (32) for communicating with the PLCs and the devices. The one or more servers further have programming for: instructing (642) the plurality of manufacturing cells to assemble finished goods from the raw materials; instructing (628, 632) the one or more devices to move said raw materials and finished goods; and just in sequence (JIS) skipped assembly recovery steps (730) for the manufacturing cells and devices.
A storage system (20; 300) for storing loads (32) has: a plurality of carriers (30; 330), for holding respective loads; a plurality of uprights (46; 346); a plurality of flooring levels, one above another, supported by the uprights; a plurality of carrier supports (66; 366); at least one wheeled automated vehicle (50; 350), for carrying said carriers along the flooring levels and including a lifting surface (200; 400) for supporting a supported one of the carriers and shiftable between a lowered condition and a raised condition; and means (52A, 52B) for moving the at least one wheeled automated vehicle between the flooring levels.
B65G 1/137 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques avec des aménagements ou des moyens de commande automatique pour choisir les objets qui doivent être enlevés
A storage system (20; 300) for storing loads (32) held by carriers (30; 330) has a plurality of uprights (46; 346) and a plurality of carrier supports (66; 366) mounted to the uprights. A plurality of flooring levels, one above another, are supported by the plurality of uprights and form a first bank (552A) and a second bank (552B) with a divide (550) between. A plurality of bridges (570) have deployed conditions spanning the divide and stowed conditions not spanning the divide.
A storage system (20; 300) for storing loads (32) has: a plurality of carriers (30; 330), for holding respective loads; a plurality of uprights (46; 346); a plurality of flooring levels, one above another, supported by the uprights; a plurality of carrier supports (66; 366); at least one wheeled automated vehicle (50; 350), for carrying said carriers along the flooring levels and including a lifting surface (200; 400) for supporting a supported one of the carriers and shiftable between a lowered condition and a raised condition; and means (52A, 52B) for moving the at least one wheeled automated vehicle between the flooring levels.
A machine for preparing intravenous medicaments including an enclosing structure having a plurality of lateral walls arranged to define a closed internal working environment. An access station affords selective access to the closed internal working environment. One lateral wall is an equipped wall on which there are defined a plurality of stations for objects used in the preparation of intravenous medicaments. The stations on the equipped wall include temporary receiving or parking stations for the objects and operating stations for carrying out operations on the objects. A handling robot is programmed to transfer the objects from any station to any other station. The machine includes a metering module with one or more container support groups, a syringe support/metering member group, and a weighing group for weighing objects used in the preparation of intravenous medicaments.
B65B 3/00 - Emballage de matériaux plastiques, de semi-liquides, de liquides ou de liquides et solides mélangés, dans des réceptacles ou récipients individuels, p. ex. dans des sacs ou sachets, boîtes, cartons, bidons ou pots
A61J 1/20 - Dispositions pour le transfert des liquides, p. ex. du flacon à la seringue
A61J 3/00 - Dispositifs ou procédés spécialement conçus pour donner à des produits pharmaceutiques une forme physique déterminée ou une forme propre à leur administration
G07F 17/00 - Appareils déclenchés par pièces de monnaie pour la location d'articlesInstallations ou services déclenchés par pièces de monnaie
B65B 3/04 - Procédés ou moyens pour charger le matériau dans les réceptacles ou récipients
7.
Structure for automated pallet storage and retrieval
A multi-level rail for a storage structure may comprise an upper horizontal portion configured to support a load and a lower horizontal portion configured to support a row vehicle. An upper support portion extends downward diagonally from the upper horizontal portion toward the lower horizontal portion, and a lower support extends downward diagonally from the lower horizontal portion. This rail is configured to connect to at least one vertical post of the storage structure. Support beams for a railed storage structure are also disclosed with an elongated body having a terminal end portion configured to attach to a vertical column of a storage support structure and an upper support surface configured to support a horizontal support rail. A wing portion is secured to the terminal end portion and configured to attach to the horizontal support rail by extending lateral to the elongated body and above the upper support surface.
A manufacturing system (20) comprises: one or more stores (84; 80A-80C; 92) for raw materials, work-in-progress (WIP), and finished goods; a plurality of manufacturing cells (40A 40F), each cell includes: one or more machines (42A-42C) for manufacturing an assembly; and a programmable logic controller (PLC) (44) for controlling the machines; one or more devices (60, 70) for moving raw material, WIP, and finished goods; and one or more servers (32) for communicating with the PLCs and the devices. The one or more servers further have programming for: instructing (642) the plurality of manufacturing cells to assemble finished goods from the raw materials; instructing (628, 632) the one or more devices to move said raw materials and finished goods; and just in sequence (JIS) skipped assembly recovery steps (730) for the manufacturing cells and devices.
A machine for preparing intravenous medicaments including an enclosing structure having a plurality of lateral walls arranged to define a closed internal working environment. An access station affords selective access to the closed internal working environment. One lateral wall is an equipped wall on which there are defined a plurality of stations for objects used in the preparation of intravenous medicaments. The stations on the equipped wall include temporary receiving or parking stations for the objects and operating stations for carrying out operations on the objects. A handling robot is programmed to transfer the objects from any station to any other station. The machine includes a metering module with one or more container support groups, a syringe support/metering member group, and a weighing group for weighing objects used in the preparation of intravenous medicaments.
B65B 3/00 - Emballage de matériaux plastiques, de semi-liquides, de liquides ou de liquides et solides mélangés, dans des réceptacles ou récipients individuels, p. ex. dans des sacs ou sachets, boîtes, cartons, bidons ou pots
A61J 1/20 - Dispositions pour le transfert des liquides, p. ex. du flacon à la seringue
A61J 3/00 - Dispositifs ou procédés spécialement conçus pour donner à des produits pharmaceutiques une forme physique déterminée ou une forme propre à leur administration
G07F 17/00 - Appareils déclenchés par pièces de monnaie pour la location d'articlesInstallations ou services déclenchés par pièces de monnaie
B65B 3/04 - Procédés ou moyens pour charger le matériau dans les réceptacles ou récipients
The present application discloses braking devices for use in a pneumatic tube system (PTS). The braking devices are adapted for in-line incorporation with a pneumatic tube and are operative to stop a pneumatic carrier within a pneumatic carrier system. The in-line braking devices allow for decelerating a carrier to a stop over a distance to reduce the forces applied to a carrier and its contents.
B65G 51/36 - Autres appareils pour indiquer ou commander les mouvements des cartouches, p. ex. pour contrôler des sections particulières de tubes, pour compter les cartouches, pour signaler les embouteillages ou autres difficultés de fonctionnement
A manufacturing system (20) comprises: one or more stores (84; 80A-80C; 92) for raw materials, work-in-progress (WIP), and finished goods; a plurality of manufacturing cells (40A 40F), each cell includes: one or more machines (42A-42C) for manufacturing an assembly; and a programmable logic controller (PLC) (44) for controlling the machines; one or more devices (60, 70) for moving raw material, WIP, and finished goods; and one or more servers (32) for communicating with the PLCs and the devices. The one or more servers further have programming for: instructing (642) the plurality of manufacturing cells to assemble finished goods from the raw materials; instructing (628, 632) the one or more devices to move said raw materials and finished goods; and just in sequence (JIS) skipped assembly recovery steps (730) for the manufacturing cells and devices.
B65G 1/137 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques avec des aménagements ou des moyens de commande automatique pour choisir les objets qui doivent être enlevés
B65G 43/00 - Dispositifs de commande, p. ex. de sécurité, d'alarme ou de correction des erreurs
G05B 19/418 - Commande totale d'usine, c.-à-d. commande centralisée de plusieurs machines, p. ex. commande numérique directe ou distribuée [DNC], systèmes d'ateliers flexibles [FMS], systèmes de fabrication intégrés [IMS], productique [CIM]
13.
Structure for automated pallet storage and retrieval
A multi-level rail for a storage structure may comprise an upper horizontal portion configured to support a load and a lower horizontal portion configured to support a row vehicle. An upper support portion extends downward diagonally from the upper horizontal portion toward the lower horizontal portion, and a lower support extends downward diagonally from the lower horizontal portion. This rail is configured to connect to at least one vertical post of the storage structure. Support beams for a railed storage structure are also disclosed with an elongated body having a terminal end portion configured to attach to a vertical column of a storage support structure and an upper support surface configured to support a horizontal support rail. A wing portion is secured to the terminal end portion and configured to attach to the horizontal support rail by extending lateral to the elongated body and above the upper support surface.
The invention relates to an apparatus for order-picking an item in and/or on a transport means (1.1 - 1.2), the apparatus comprising a supply device (4), a lifting device (7) and an onward-transport device (6), the lifting device (7) having a support (3) and the onward-transport device (6) having an extractor (2). According to the invention, the support (3) comprises a segmented platform (11).
B65G 47/57 - Dispositifs pour transférer objets ou matériaux entre transporteurs, p. ex. pour décharger ou alimenter vers des sections de transporteurs à chaîne inclinés ou verticaux ou à partir de ces sections pour objets
15.
Multiple dock station for pneumatic transport system
Provided herein is a pneumatic tube system station having a rotating carriage with multiple carrier ports. The multiple carrier ports allow for receiving multiple carriers and/or staging multiple carries for dispatch. In one arrangement, one or more carriers may be securely maintained within the station while permitting users to continue utilizing the station.
B65G 51/46 - Distribution automatique des cartouches entre les stations désirées selon un système de signaux indépendant
B65G 51/44 - Distribution automatique des cartouches entre les stations désirées selon les indications portées par les cartouches sans contact mécanique entre cartouche et dispositif de commande
16.
Automatic storage and distribution system, and housing unit and picking unit for products packaged in unit doses
Storage and distribution system for products in unit doses, including plurality of housing units, each including a plurality of locations for products in unit doses. The housing units are organised on a vertical plane to produce at least one portion of a picking wall, in which the locations for products in unit doses face selective picking members. A picking unit includes picking members oriented on the picking wall for picking products packaged in unit doses. A collecting unit, arranged on a second side of the picking unit, includes a rack having a plurality of pegs facing towards the first side of the picking unit. The pegs are reached by the picking members so as to pick therefrom or deposit thereon products packaged in unit doses. The plurality of pegs as a whole can collect a smaller number of unit dose products than those that can be stored in the automatic store.
B65G 1/137 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques avec des aménagements ou des moyens de commande automatique pour choisir les objets qui doivent être enlevés
G07F 11/62 - Appareils déclenchés par des pièces de monnaie pour distribuer ou délivrer d'une façon analogue, des articles d'une façon discontinue dans lesquels les articles sont stockés en compartiments dans des casiers fixes
G07F 11/64 - Appareils déclenchés par des pièces de monnaie pour distribuer ou délivrer d'une façon analogue, des articles d'une façon discontinue dans lesquels les articles sont suspendus séparément à des supports fixes
G07F 17/00 - Appareils déclenchés par pièces de monnaie pour la location d'articlesInstallations ou services déclenchés par pièces de monnaie
Load-receiving device (1) for storing a cuboidal load (2) in a rack and for retrieving it therefrom, comprising two extendable telescopic arms (3, 4) which are spaced apart in parallel and on which there are arranged drivers (30, 40, 31, 41, 32, 42) situated opposite one another in pairs, which drivers can be pivoted into a swung-up position and into a position projecting at a right angle thereto, wherein the distance (d) between the telescopic arms (3, 4) is fixed or can be set in dependence on the width of the load. There is provision that each of the drivers (30, 40) situated opposite one another in pairs can be pivoted independently of the respective opposite driver, and/or that at least one of the drivers (30, 40) can be pivoted into at least one oblique intermediate position, that at least two mutually opposite edge detectors (300, 400, 302, 402) are arranged on the telescopic arms (3, 4) and are assigned to two mutually opposite drivers (30, 40, 32, 42), and that the drivers (30, 40) can be pivoted independently of one another in dependence on the output signal from the edge detectors (300, 400, 302, 402).
A machine for preparing intravenous medicaments comprises an enclosing structure (11) having a plurality of lateral walls which are arranged so as to define a closed internal working environment. At least one access station (12) affords selective access to the closed internal working environment. At least one lateral wall is an equipped wall (24) on which there are defined a plurality of stations for one or more objects (F, A, B, S) which can be used in the preparation of intravenous medicaments. The stations on the equipped wall comprise temporary receiving or parking stations for the objects (F, A, B, S), and operating stations (31, 34, 42) for carrying out operations on one or more of the objects (F, A, B, S) for preparing intravenous medicaments. The machine further comprises a handling robot (20) which is programmed to transfer the objects from any station to any other station. The machine may comprise a metering module (100) comprising one or more container support groups (102), at least one syringe support/metering member group (103), and at least one weighing group (105, 106) for weighing objects used in the preparation of intravenous medicaments.
G07F 17/00 - Appareils déclenchés par pièces de monnaie pour la location d'articlesInstallations ou services déclenchés par pièces de monnaie
B65B 3/00 - Emballage de matériaux plastiques, de semi-liquides, de liquides ou de liquides et solides mélangés, dans des réceptacles ou récipients individuels, p. ex. dans des sacs ou sachets, boîtes, cartons, bidons ou pots
A61J 1/20 - Dispositions pour le transfert des liquides, p. ex. du flacon à la seringue
19.
MACHINE AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING INTRAVENOUS MEDICAMENTS
A machine for preparing intravenous medicaments comprises an enclosing structure (11) having a plurality of lateral walls which are arranged so as to define a closed internal working environment. At least one access station (12) affords selective access to the closed internal working environment. At least one lateral wall is an equipped wall (24) on which there are defined a plurality of stations for one or more objects (F, A, B, S) which can be used in the preparation of intravenous medicaments. The stations on the equipped wall comprise temporary receiving or parking stations for the objects (F, A, B, S), and operating stations (31, 34, 42) for carrying out operations on one or more of the objects (F, A, B, S) for preparing intravenous medicaments. The machine further comprises a handling robot (20) which is programmed to transfer the objects from any station to any other station.
G07F 17/00 - Appareils déclenchés par pièces de monnaie pour la location d'articlesInstallations ou services déclenchés par pièces de monnaie
B65B 3/00 - Emballage de matériaux plastiques, de semi-liquides, de liquides ou de liquides et solides mélangés, dans des réceptacles ou récipients individuels, p. ex. dans des sacs ou sachets, boîtes, cartons, bidons ou pots
A storage and retrieval machine for depositing a load into, or removing a load from, a rack includes a horizontal drive, a vertical drive, and a lifting carriage comprising a load-accommodating unit having a plurality of adjacent, telescopic accommodating fingers that can be individually controlled. Each finger includes a carrier element that is fixed relative to the lifting carriage, a middle finger element, and an end finger element. The middle and end finger elements can be retracted and extended in parallel in both longitudinal axis directions relative to the carrier element. A linear drive element coupled to the middle finger element moves the middle finger element in a direction of its longitudinal axis. At least one coupling element provided on the middle finger element engages the end finger element and converts motion of the middle finger element into an additional motion of the end finger element in the same direction.
A multi-level storage structure includes a plurality of vertical supports, a plurality of row spacing members connecting vertical posts positioned laterally relative to each other, a plurality of row rails connecting vertical posts positioned longitudinally relative to each other and configured to support at least one row cart, a plurality of aisle rails extending perpendicular to the plurality of row rails and configured to support at least one aisle cart, and a plurality of pre-formed holes formed in at least one of the vertical supports, row spacing members, row rails, and aisle rails to mount at least one of a lighting system, a fire suppression system, a mobile safety tie off carriage, and at least one support brace to the storage structure. The plurality of pre-formed holes are formed prior to assembly of the storage structure.
B61D 3/00 - Wagons de marchandises découverts ou fourgons
B60L 5/40 - Collecteurs de courant pour lignes d'alimentation en énergie sur les véhicules propulsés électriquement pour collecter le courant sur des lignes disposées dans des conduits à fente
B60M 1/34 - Rails conducteurs disposés dans des conduits à fente
An apparatus for lifting a load on an automated lifting cart, including a lifting surface vertically movable relative to the lifting cart, two pairs of cams positioned underneath the lifting surface having cam profiles shaped to lift the lifting surface upon rotation of the cams, a pair of encoders reading a rotation property of each pair of cams, and a controller configured to control movement of the pairs of cams by synchronizing the rotation properties of the pairs of cams by matching output from the encoders. Additionally, methods of lifting a load using an automated lifting cart including cams with a movement profile and a load profile, and methods of synchronizing drive shafts in a lifting cart using torque current measurements sent from a lead motor to a lag motor.
B65G 1/06 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques avec des moyens pour que les objets se présentent à l'enlèvement dans des positions ou à des niveaux prédéterminés
An automatic internal logistics system for handling products in stackable containers, which is particularly suitable for picking fresh produce and comprises a receiving zone (1) suitable for receiving groups (13) of containers (12) of products stacked in incoming stacks (18). Unstacking machinery (19) is provided for producing sub-stacks (20) of one or more containers (12) of products from the incoming stacks (18). The dimensions of the sub-stacks (20) can vary and depend on the quantities of products defined in a specific order being processed. A preparation zone (2) comprises a plurality of channels (23), into which the sub- stacks (20) of containers (12) of products are fed. One or more channels (23) are supplied with sub-stacks (20) of products for a specific order being processed. A consolidation zone (3) is suitable for receiving and packing the sub-stacks (20) coming from one or more channels (23) and corresponding to a specific order once said order is complete. Stacking machinery (32) is provided for reassembling the sub-stacks (20) intended for a specific order into stacks (18') of predetermined dimensions that are suitable for dispatch.
B65G 61/00 - Utilisation d'appareils de prise ou de transfert, ou de manipulateurs, pour empiler ou désempiler des objets, non prévus ailleurs
B65G 1/137 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques avec des aménagements ou des moyens de commande automatique pour choisir les objets qui doivent être enlevés
24.
Apparatus for positioning an automated lifting storage cart and related methods
A system for positioning a lifting cart in an automated storage facility is described. In one example, the system includes a motorized lifting cart configured to move about a railway of a storage area. An encoder on the cart reads a property of rotation of a rotating element on the cart, and a controller may receive the property of rotation from the encoder and convert it to a rotation count of the rotating element. The rotating element may be an encoder shaft, drive shaft, and like elements. Some systems include a signal emitter or photo sensor to position the lifting cart and to facilitate providing instructions to the cart.
B65G 1/137 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques avec des aménagements ou des moyens de commande automatique pour choisir les objets qui doivent être enlevés
B62B 3/06 - Voitures à bras ayant plus d'un essieu portant les roues servant au déplacementDispositifs de direction à cet effetAppareillage à cet effet comportant des moyens pour accrocher ou saisir en place les objets à transporterAppareillage de manutention de charges pour dégager simplement la charge du sol, p. ex. chariot à course de levée réduite
An apparatus for lifting a load on an automated lifting cart, including a lifting surface vertically movable relative to the lifting cart, two pairs of cams positioned underneath the lifting surface having cam profiles shaped to lift the lifting surface upon rotation of the cams, a pair of encoders reading a rotation property of each pair of cams, and a controller configured to control movement of the pairs of cams by synchronizing the rotation properties of the pairs of cams by matching output from the encoders. Additionally, methods of lifting a load using an automated lifting cart including cams with a movement profile and a load profile, and methods of synchronizing drive shafts in a lifting cart using torque current measurements sent from a lead motor to a lag motor.
B65G 1/06 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques avec des moyens pour que les objets se présentent à l'enlèvement dans des positions ou à des niveaux prédéterminés
A storage and distribution system for products in unit doses, comprising a plurality of housing units (20), each of which comprises a plurality of locations for products in unit doses. The housing units (20) can be organised on a substantially vertical plane so as to produce at least one portion of a picking wall (15, 16), in which the locations for products in unit doses face selective picking means (18). A picking unit comprises picking means (130) that can be oriented the picking wall (15, 16) for picking products packaged in unit doses. A collecting unit (110), arranged on a second side of the picking unit, comprises a rack (114) having a plurality of pegs (116) facing towards the first side of the picking unit. The pegs (116) can be reached by the picking means (130) so as to pick therefrom or deposit thereon products packaged in unit doses. The plurality of pegs (116) as a whole can collect a smaller number of unit dose products than those that can be stored in the automatic store.
G07F 17/00 - Appareils déclenchés par pièces de monnaie pour la location d'articlesInstallations ou services déclenchés par pièces de monnaie
G07F 11/64 - Appareils déclenchés par des pièces de monnaie pour distribuer ou délivrer d'une façon analogue, des articles d'une façon discontinue dans lesquels les articles sont suspendus séparément à des supports fixes
G07F 11/62 - Appareils déclenchés par des pièces de monnaie pour distribuer ou délivrer d'une façon analogue, des articles d'une façon discontinue dans lesquels les articles sont stockés en compartiments dans des casiers fixes
A unit-dose medicament inspection system and method provide for the obtainment of an image of a receptacle after a corresponding filling operation in which a predetermined unit-dose medicament was to have been located in the receptacle. The image may be processed to extract image data that may be compared with stored data corresponding with a predetermined unit-dose medicament. Size, configuration and other features of objects located within a receptacle may be included with the extracted image data and compared with corresponding stored data to determine whether a given receptacle includes the intended medicament and/or whether the medicament located within the receptacle is an acceptable condition. Receptacle attributes may also be inspected for compliance with predetermined configuration parameters.
G06K 9/00 - Méthodes ou dispositions pour la lecture ou la reconnaissance de caractères imprimés ou écrits ou pour la reconnaissance de formes, p.ex. d'empreintes digitales
The present application discloses braking devices for use in a pneumatic tube system (PTS). The braking devices are adapted for in-line incorporation with a pneumatic tube and are operative to stop a pneumatic carrier within a pneumatic carrier system. The in-line braking devices allow for decelerating a carrier to a stop over a distance to reduce the forces applied to a carrier and its contents.
B65G 51/36 - Autres appareils pour indiquer ou commander les mouvements des cartouches, p. ex. pour contrôler des sections particulières de tubes, pour compter les cartouches, pour signaler les embouteillages ou autres difficultés de fonctionnement
Load-receiving device (1) for storing a cuboidal load (2) in a rack and for retrieving it therefrom, comprising two extendable telescopic arms (3, 4) which are spaced apart in parallel and on which there are arranged drivers (30, 40, 31, 42, 32, 42) situated opposite one another in pairs, which drivers can be pivoted into a swung-up position and into a position projecting at a right angle thereto, wherein the distance (d) between the telescopic arms (3, 4) is fixed or can be set in dependence on the width of the load. There is provision that each of the drivers (30, 40) situated opposite one another in pairs can be pivoted independently of the respectively opposite driver, and/or that at least one of the drivers (30, 40) can be pivoted into at least one oblique intermediate position, that at least two mutually opposite edge detectors (300, 400, 302, 402) are arranged on the telescopic arms (3, 4) and are assigned to two mutually opposite drivers (30, 40, 32, 42), and that the drivers (30, 40) can be pivoted independently of one another in dependence on the output signal from the edge detectors (300, 400, 302, 402).
A multi-level rail for a storage structure may comprise an upper horizontal portion configured to support a load and a lower horizontal portion configured to support a row vehicle. An upper support portion extends downward diagonally from the upper horizontal portion toward the lower horizontal portion, and a lower support extends downward diagonally from the lower horizontal portion. This rail is configured to connect to at least one vertical post of the storage structure. Support beams for a railed storage structure are also disclosed with an elongated body having a terminal end portion configured to attach to a vertical column of a storage support structure and an upper support surface configured to support a horizontal support rail. A wing portion is secured to the terminal end portion and configured to attach to the horizontal support rail by extending lateral to the elongated body and above the upper support surface.
The present application discloses braking devices for use in a pneumatic tube system (PTS). The braking devices are adapted for in-line incorporation with a pneumatic tube and are operative to stop a pneumatic carrier within a pneumatic carrier system. The in-line braking devices allow for decelerating a carrier to a stop over a distance to reduce the forces applied to a carrier and its contents.
B65G 51/36 - Autres appareils pour indiquer ou commander les mouvements des cartouches, p. ex. pour contrôler des sections particulières de tubes, pour compter les cartouches, pour signaler les embouteillages ou autres difficultés de fonctionnement
32.
Method and device for separating products grouped in blister packs
Device for separating products grouped in blister packs with a plurality of pockets. The device includes a system for identifying the positions of the pockets relative to the edge of the blister pack. The system for identifying the positions of the pockets relative to the edge of the blister pack includes a three-dimensional profiling device and/or a photometric stereo viewing system.
B26D 5/00 - Dispositions pour manœuvrer et commander les machines ou les dispositifs de coupe, découpage, poinçonnage, perforation ou séparation autrement que par coupe
B65B 61/06 - Dispositifs accessoires, non prévus ailleurs, opérant sur feuilles, flans, bandes, attaches, réceptacles ou paquets pour découper les bandes ou pour séparer les paquets joints par coupe
B65B 57/02 - Dispositifs de commande automatique, de vérification, d'alarme ou de sécurité sensibles à l'absence, à la présence, à l'alimentation anormale ou à la mauvaise présentation du matériau d'attache ou d'emballage des réceptacles ou des paquets
A61J 1/03 - Récipients spécialement adaptés à des fins médicales ou pharmaceutiques pour pilules ou comprimés
B26D 5/28 - Dispositions pour manœuvrer et commander les machines ou les dispositifs de coupe, découpage, poinçonnage, perforation ou séparation autrement que par coupe l'organe de coupe et d'avance de la pièce ayant une action conjuguée dans lequel des moyens de commande sur les dispositifs d'avance de la pièce mettent en action l'organe de coupe les moyens de commande étant sensibles à la présence ou à l'absence de la pièce
33.
MULTIPLE DOCK STATION FOR PNEUMATIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM
Provided herein is a pneumatic tube system station (16) having a rotating carriage (110) with multiple carrier ports (112). The multiple carrier ports (112) allow for receiving multiple carriers (100) and/or staging multiple carriers (100) for dispatch. In one arrangement, one or more carriers (100) may be securely maintained within the station (16) while permitting users to continue utilizing the station (16).
B65G 51/44 - Distribution automatique des cartouches entre les stations désirées selon les indications portées par les cartouches sans contact mécanique entre cartouche et dispositif de commande
34.
Method and system for auto safety verification of AGV sensors
A method and system for auto safety verification of automatic guided vehicle (AGV) sensors is presented. An auto safety verification test can be performed autonomously by the AGV to ensure that sensors on the AGV are configured correctly and working properly. The auto safety verification test avoids human errors that exist in manual verification tests and significantly reduces the amount of time required to verify sensors on the AGV.
G05D 1/00 - Commande de la position, du cap, de l'altitude ou de l'attitude des véhicules terrestres, aquatiques, aériens ou spatiaux, p. ex. utilisant des pilotes automatiques
35.
SUPPORT FOR A MEDICAMENT, IN PARTICULAR IN A UNITARY DOSE
A support for a medicament, in particular in a unitary dose, comprises a support member (2) which is provided with at least one opening (4) or a diaphragm zone (11''), in the region of which there can be associated a blister type containment element (8) which contains a medicament. At least one adhesive sheet (5, 5') is provided with an opening (6, 6' ) capable of at least partially being superimposed on the opening (4) of the support member (2).
B65D 75/32 - Objets ou matériaux enveloppés entre deux feuilles ou flans opposés à bords réunis, p. ex. par adhésifs à pression, pliage, thermosoudage ou soudage une ou les deux feuilles ou flans étant renfoncés pour épouser la forme du contenu
A61J 1/03 - Récipients spécialement adaptés à des fins médicales ou pharmaceutiques pour pilules ou comprimés
The invention relates to a storage and retrieval machine for depositing a load into a rack and/or removing a load from said rack, comprising a horizontal drive, a vertical drive, and a lifting carriage, which comprises a load-accommodating unit having a plurality of telescopic accommodating fingers (1), which are arranged adjacently to each other and can be individually controlled, and conveying devices (15) associated with said telescopic accommodating fingers, wherein each telescopic accommodating finger (1) comprises a carrier element (2), which is fixed in relation to the lifting carriage, and a middle finger element (3) and an end finger element (4), which middle finger element and end finger element can be retracted and extended in parallel in both longitudinal axis directions in relation to the carrier element (2), wherein a linear drive element (50) coupled to the middle finger element (3) is provided, by means of which linear drive element a motion of the middle finger element (3) in a direction of the longitudinal axis of the middle finger element (3) can be produced, and wherein at least one coupling element (5; 6, 7, 8) is provided on the middle finger element (3), which at least one coupling element is in engagement with the end finger element (4) and converts the motion of the middle finger element (3) into an additional motion of the end finger element (4) in the same direction.
A device for singling products grouped in blister packs, comprising a gripper (50) for clamping the blister pack, moved by a suitable movement system, a cutting head (12) terminating in a blade (15), connected to a sonotrode (16), and a counterpart (20, 20', 20") for the cutting head (12), in which the blade (15), in use, makes cuts in the form of successive rectilinear segments.
An apparatus for lifting a load on an automated lifting cart, including a lifting surface vertically movable relative to the lifting cart, two pairs of cams positioned underneath the lifting surface having cam profiles shaped to lift the lifting surface upon rotation of the cams, a pair of encoders reading a rotation property of each pair of cams, and a controller configured to control movement of the pairs of cams by synchronizing the rotation properties of the pairs of cams by matching output from the encoders. Additionally, methods of lifting a load using an automated lifting cart including cams with a movement profile and a load profile, and methods of synchronizing drive shafts in a lifting cart using torque current measurements sent from a lead motor to a lag motor.
B65G 1/06 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques avec des moyens pour que les objets se présentent à l'enlèvement dans des positions ou à des niveaux prédéterminés
39.
Light source disinfection in a pneumatic transport system
Provided herein are systems, apparatuses and methods for use in disinfecting pneumatic tube system (PTS) components and/or disinfecting air displaced during the operation of a PTS. More specifically, various aspects are directed to the use of light source disinfection systems for disabling bacteria, viruses and/or other micro-organisms (hereafter “pathogens”) in a PTS. The light source disinfection systems allow of cleaning pneumatic carriers, cleaning the interior of pneumatic tubes and PTS components and/or cleaning air, which is used to propel pneumatic carriers in a PTS.
A61L 2/10 - Procédés ou appareils de désinfection ou de stérilisation de matériaux ou d'objets autres que les denrées alimentaires ou les lentilles de contactAccessoires à cet effet utilisant des phénomènes physiques des radiations des ultraviolets
A61L 9/20 - Désinfection, stérilisation ou désodorisation de l'air utilisant des phénomènes physiques des radiations des ultraviolets
F24F 3/16 - Systèmes de conditionnement d'air dans lesquels l'air conditionné primaire est fourni par une ou plusieurs stations centrales aux blocs de distribution situés dans les pièces ou enceintes, blocs dans lesquels il peut subir un traitement secondaireAppareillage spécialement conçu pour de tels systèmes caractérisés par le traitement de l'air autrement que par chauffage et refroidissement par purification, p. ex. par filtrageSystèmes de conditionnement d'air dans lesquels l'air conditionné primaire est fourni par une ou plusieurs stations centrales aux blocs de distribution situés dans les pièces ou enceintes, blocs dans lesquels il peut subir un traitement secondaireAppareillage spécialement conçu pour de tels systèmes caractérisés par le traitement de l'air autrement que par chauffage et refroidissement par stérilisationSystèmes de conditionnement d'air dans lesquels l'air conditionné primaire est fourni par une ou plusieurs stations centrales aux blocs de distribution situés dans les pièces ou enceintes, blocs dans lesquels il peut subir un traitement secondaireAppareillage spécialement conçu pour de tels systèmes caractérisés par le traitement de l'air autrement que par chauffage et refroidissement par ozonisation
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
(1) Computer software for use in inventory management, namely, the purchasing, stocking and dispensing of pharmaceuticals and medical supplies for pharmacies, hospitals, and other health care providers; computer software for use in for compiling, analyzing, processing and reporting inventory levels in pharmacy and health care industries.
41.
System and method for automatic storage and withdrawal of products with security restrictions
A system for automatic storage and withdrawal of products, including a storage facility with a plurality of storage locations arranged in rows and columns. A picking arrangement is selectively movable between the plurality of storage locations and a delivery location to pick one or more products contained in selected storage locations and deliver the product(s) to the delivery location according to a selected order. A computer is provided to control movement of the movable picking arrangement according to an order sequence. A number of adjacent storage locations are enclosed in an armored module having armored back, side, and top wall and a front access opening closed by a movable closure which is normally closed and which is selectively opened when the picking arrangement is to pick one or more products contained in any one of the adjacent storage locations within the armored module.
G06F 7/00 - Procédés ou dispositions pour le traitement de données en agissant sur l'ordre ou le contenu des données maniées
B65G 1/137 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques avec des aménagements ou des moyens de commande automatique pour choisir les objets qui doivent être enlevés
A device for separating products grouped in blister packs having a plurality of pockets comprises a system for identifying the positions of the pockets relative to the edge of the blister pack. The system for identifying the positions of the pockets relative to the edge of the blister pack comprises a three-dimensional profiling device and/or a photometric stereo viewing system.
B65B 61/06 - Dispositifs accessoires, non prévus ailleurs, opérant sur feuilles, flans, bandes, attaches, réceptacles ou paquets pour découper les bandes ou pour séparer les paquets joints par coupe
B65D 75/36 - Objets ou matériaux enveloppés entre deux feuilles ou flans opposés à bords réunis, p. ex. par adhésifs à pression, pliage, thermosoudage ou soudage une ou les deux feuilles ou flans étant renfoncés pour épouser la forme du contenu une feuille ou un flan étant renfoncés et l'autre fait d'une feuille plate relativement rigide, p. ex. empaquetage pour ampoules
A61J 1/03 - Récipients spécialement adaptés à des fins médicales ou pharmaceutiques pour pilules ou comprimés
A support for a unit dose drug comprises a relatively rigid planar body (11) which is elongate in shape in a first direction and has a thickness which is relatively smaller in relation to a surface area. On one portion of said surface area is provided an accommodation area for a unit dose drug (F), which area is completely displaced to one side relative to a midline (M-M) of the surface area, transverse of said first main direction. A hole (14) is provided for hanging the drug support on a peg of a unit dose drug store. A machine and method for manufacturing said drug support is also disclosed.
B65B 15/02 - Fixation de petits objets, p. ex. des boutons sur cartes
B65D 73/00 - Paquets comportant des objets fixés à des cartes, des feuilles ou des bandes
B65D 75/36 - Objets ou matériaux enveloppés entre deux feuilles ou flans opposés à bords réunis, p. ex. par adhésifs à pression, pliage, thermosoudage ou soudage une ou les deux feuilles ou flans étant renfoncés pour épouser la forme du contenu une feuille ou un flan étant renfoncés et l'autre fait d'une feuille plate relativement rigide, p. ex. empaquetage pour ampoules
B65B 61/00 - Dispositifs accessoires, non prévus ailleurs, opérant sur feuilles, flans, bandes, attaches, réceptacles ou paquets
B65B 61/02 - Dispositifs accessoires, non prévus ailleurs, opérant sur feuilles, flans, bandes, attaches, réceptacles ou paquets pour perforer, inciser ou appliquer des marques de code ou de dates avant l'emballage
B65B 61/06 - Dispositifs accessoires, non prévus ailleurs, opérant sur feuilles, flans, bandes, attaches, réceptacles ou paquets pour découper les bandes ou pour séparer les paquets joints par coupe
A61J 1/03 - Récipients spécialement adaptés à des fins médicales ou pharmaceutiques pour pilules ou comprimés
A61J 7/00 - Dispositifs pour administrer les médicaments par voie buccale, p. ex. cuillèresDispositifs pour compter les pilulesDispositions pour l'indication ou le rappel du moment où l'on doit prendre des médicaments
The presented inventions seek to create a verifiable and closed loop chain-of-custody for a specific transaction in a pneumatic tube transport system while allowing a sender and recipient to perform asynchronous activity. That is, one aspect the presented inventions allows a sender to securely send a carrier to a desired recipient while allowing the desired recipient to receive the secured carrier at a convenient time and/or location without tying up system resources. Another aspect improves the physical barriers between high value payloads and the unintended recipients. This is done in part by introducing randomness into the carrier delivery process such that no member of the general public or facility staff knows the location and/or delivery time of a secured carrier without having access to specific database records indicating the current location and/or delivery status of the secured carrier.
G06F 7/00 - Procédés ou dispositions pour le traitement de données en agissant sur l'ordre ou le contenu des données maniées
G06Q 10/08 - Logistique, p. ex. entreposage, chargement ou distributionGestion d’inventaires ou de stocks
B65G 51/44 - Distribution automatique des cartouches entre les stations désirées selon les indications portées par les cartouches sans contact mécanique entre cartouche et dispositif de commande
45.
Trays and apparatus and method for removing cartons from trays
A system includes trays of a plurality of different widths and an unloading system for unloading cartons from the trays. The trays (20; 20′; 20″) each comprise a base (22) and a pair of end walls (30) extending upward from the base. The unloading system (200; 200′) comprises a plurality of fingers (202A-202I). Each of the end walls comprise a plurality of vertical slots (40) open to an upper edge of the end wall. The fingers are positioned and dimensioned to pass through the slots of the trays as the trays are delivered by the tray delivery conveyor to lift contents of the trays. The fingers are positioned so that some fingers pass through the slots of each of the different widths, but others pass only through slots of wider said widths.
Provided herein is a pneumatic carrier having a leak resistant cargo area where first and second mating shells form the carrier. To provide a leak resistant cargo area, the one embodiment of the carrier employs a flap-type sealing member. In one embodiment, a first engagement surface about a peripheral edge of a first of the shells includes a groove into which a base portion of a sealing member is disposed. A second portion of the sealing member forms a flap that extends upward and inward from the base portion. A second engagement surface of the second shell contacts this flap and compresses the flap toward the first engagement surface when the shells are in a closed position.
An inspection assembly for inspecting an at least partially transparent single-dose casing of the envelope type, in which there is arranged a substantially transparent container for containing a substantially transparent liquid. The assembly includes a substantially point-like light source and a diffusive screen. The container is provided between the light source and the diffusive screen, which is a side of the casing itself, in order to project onto the screen a profile of luminous intensity that is recorded.
A system for automatic storage and withdrawal of products, particularly pharmaceutical products, comprises a storage facility (1) with a plurality of storage locations arranged in rows and columns. Picking means are selectively movable between any one of the plurality of storage location and a delivery location so as to pick one or more products contained in one or more selected storage locations and deliver said one or more products to the delivery location according to a selected order. Computer means are provided to control the movement of said movable picking means according to an order sequence available to the computer means. The plurality of storage locations comprises a number of adjacent storage locations (19) enclosed in an armored module (17) having an armored back wall (40), armored side walls (41), an armored top wall (42) and an access front opening (44) closed by a movable closure (45) which is normally closed and which is selectively opened just when the picking means are to pick one or more products contained in any one of said number of adjacent storage locations within the armored module (17).
B65G 1/137 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques avec des aménagements ou des moyens de commande automatique pour choisir les objets qui doivent être enlevés
49.
Systems and methods for managing medication-dispensing canisters
Systems and methods for managing canisters used to automatically dispense medication are provided. Canisters are configurable via a design process and a build process to accurately dispense a variety of medications. Design profiles are created and stored by a canister management system, and are federated to workstations used to build and fill the canisters, and to workstations used to dispense the medication. Information related to the build process, the fill process, and the dispense process is also federated by the system. The system also enables the transmission of other types of messages between client applications on the workstations and the canister management system. The system is useful to federate data regardless of a structure of a supply chain used to design, build, distribute, and use the canisters.
G06F 17/00 - Équipement ou méthodes de traitement de données ou de calcul numérique, spécialement adaptés à des fonctions spécifiques
G06Q 50/00 - Technologies de l’information et de la communication [TIC] spécialement adaptées à la mise en œuvre des procédés d’affaires d’un secteur particulier d’activité économique, p. ex. aux services d’utilité publique ou au tourisme
50.
INSPECTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR A SINGLE - DOSE CASING FOR A TRANSPARENT CONTAINER FOR A TRANSPARENT LIQUID
An inspection assembly is provided for inspecting a at least partially transparent single-dose casing (13) of the envelope type, in which there is arranged a substantially transparent container (1) for containing a substantially transparent liquid. The device comprises a substantially point-like light source (10) and a diffusive screen (14). The container is provided between the light source and the diffusive screen (14), which is preferably a side of the casing itself, in order to project onto the screen a profile of luminous intensity that is recorded by means for recording (15), e.g. a camera, the luminous intensity.
A unit-dose medicament inspection system and method provide for the obtainment of an image of a receptacle after a corresponding filling operation in which a predetermined unit-dose medicament was to have been located in the receptacle. The image may be processed to extract image data that may be compared with stored data corresponding with a predetermined unit-dose medicament. Size, configuration and other features of objects located within a receptacle may be included with the extracted image data and compared with corresponding stored data to determine whether a given receptacle includes the intended medicament and/or whether the medicament located within the receptacle is in an acceptable condition. Receptacle attributes may also be inspected for compliance with predetermined configuration parameters.
G01N 21/95 - Recherche de la présence de criques, de défauts ou de souillures caractérisée par le matériau ou la forme de l'objet à analyser
B65B 57/02 - Dispositifs de commande automatique, de vérification, d'alarme ou de sécurité sensibles à l'absence, à la présence, à l'alimentation anormale ou à la mauvaise présentation du matériau d'attache ou d'emballage des réceptacles ou des paquets
52.
Dispensing canister for delivery of solid medications
The processes of the present invention provides for the automated, singulated dispensing of articles, particularly solid oral medication in predetermined quantities. The dispensing of an article is effected by at least activating a driver-coupling connected to a screw having a channel of a predetermined width and depth corresponding to the dimensions of said article; rotating said screw until detection of an article drop; removing a second article from said channel; and stopping the rotation of said screw upon detection of an article drop. The methods of the present invention further include embodiments in which the rotation of the screw is subsequently reversed. Furthermore, the present invention permits for the dispensing of articles to be stopped upon having a predetermined number of articles dispensed or a detection of increased torque applied to the screw. The present invention provides for accurate pill dispensing.
A device for singling out products that are grouped in blister packs or similar multiple packages comprises a support structure (11, 12, 30) for at least one multiple package (B) to be singled out, with a bearing surface (13, 31) defining a reference plane (X-Y). Clamping means (14, 33, 34) can be activated selectively in order to clamp the at least one multiple package against the bearing surface. A cutting head (20, 36) comprises a cutting unit, preferably an ultrasound unit, with means for cutting the multiple package, and control means (26, 42) are operatively connected to the cutting head (20, 36) and to the clamping means (14, 33, 34) in order to control relative movement between the cutting unit (22, 23, 39, 40) and the multiple package (B) in accordance with a cutting scheme which is predetermined or is defined in real time, and which depends on the configuration of the multiple package.
B65B 61/06 - Dispositifs accessoires, non prévus ailleurs, opérant sur feuilles, flans, bandes, attaches, réceptacles ou paquets pour découper les bandes ou pour séparer les paquets joints par coupe
B26D 3/10 - Coupes ayant une forme autre que rectiligne
B26D 7/01 - Moyens pour maintenir ou mettre en position la pièce
B26D 7/08 - Moyens de traitement de la pièce ou de l'outil de coupe pour faciliter la coupe
Provided herein is a pneumatic carrier having a leak resistant cargo area where first and second mating shells form the carrier. To provide a leak resistant cargo area, the one embodiment of the carrier employs a tongue and groove sealing arrangement. In this arrangement, an engagement surface about a peripheral edge of one of the shells includes a tapered groove and the engagement surface around the engagement surface of the other shell includes a protruding tongue member. A sealing element is disposed over the tongue or lines the groove. When the first and second shell members are joined together, the sealing member provides a substantially fluid-tight seal between the first and second shell members.
B65G 51/06 - Cartouches de livraison pour courrier par tube
B65G 51/04 - Transport des objets dans des cartouches ayant une section transversale voisine de celle du tuyau ou du tubeSystèmes de courrier par tube
B65D 45/16 - Colliers, crochets ou agrafes, p. ex. en forme de C
B65D 8/04 - Réceptacles de section transversale courbe, dont le corps est formé par jonction ou liaison de plusieurs composants rigides, ou sensiblement rigides, constitués en totalité ou principalement en métal, en matière plastique, en bois ou en un matériau de remplacement caractérisés par la structure des parois ou par des liaisons entre parois
55.
Variable speed drive for pneumatic transport system
Provided herein are systems and methods for use in controlling a translocation process of a pneumatic tube system in order to reduce the amount of energy transferred from the tube system to a pneumatic carrier and, hence, its contents. Generally, these utilities entail identifying and/or reducing forces applied to a pneumatic carrier traveling through a travel path within a pneumatic tube system. The systems and method disposed herein allow for varying the velocity of a pneumatic carrier as it passes through a travel path of the pneumatic system. Such varying of the velocity allows for reducing the total forces applied to the pneumatic carrier during passage through the system. In one arrangement, the power output of a power source connected to a compressor device is altered to vary the velocity of pneumatic carries in the system.
(1) Device for storing and dispensing medicine, namely a secure automated medication management unit which systematically dispenses medicine in correction facilities and other institutions.
58.
Trays and apparatus and method for removing cartons from trays
A system includes trays of a plurality of different widths and an unloading system for unloading cartons from the trays. The trays (20; 20′; 20″) each comprise a base (22) and a pair of end walls (30) extending upward from the base. The unloading system (200; 200′) comprises a plurality of fingers (202A-202I). Each of the end walls comprise a plurality of vertical slots (40) open to an upper edge of the end wall. The fingers are positioned and dimensioned to pass through the slots of the trays as the trays are delivered by the tray delivery conveyor to lift contents of the trays. The fingers are positioned so that some fingers pass through the slots of each of the different widths, but others pass only through slots of wider said widths.
An automated storage and retrieval system is presented. The automated storage and retrieval system may have at least two zones that are thermally isolated. The automated storage and retrieval system is operative to store and retrieve items from a plurality of storage locations in the first and second zone. An access member may be provided to selectively maintain and interrupt thermal isolation of the zones.
Provided herein are pneumatic carriers for use in high speed and/or heavy payload pneumatic carrier transport applications. The carriers incorporate thermally conductive wear bands to remove heat from areas of high friction to areas of low friction and thereby reduce the wear rate of the wear band. In one arrangement, the wear band includes a metallic wire impregnated cloth having metallic wires woven into the matrix of a textile, which forms the wear band. In one embodiment, the wire impregnated within the textile may extend around at least a portion of a carrier such that the wires can transfer heat from a location of high friction (e.g., a bearing surface beneath a carrier) to a location of low friction.
B65D 81/00 - Réceptacles, éléments d'emballage ou paquets pour contenus présentant des problèmes particuliers de stockage ou de transport ou adaptés pour servir à d'autres fins que l'emballage après avoir été vidés de leur contenu
Provided herein are pneumatic carriers for use in high speed and/or heavy payload pneumatic carrier transport applications. The carriers incorporate thermally conductive wear bands to remove heat from areas of high friction to areas of low friction and thereby reduce the wear rate of the wear band. In one arrangement, the wear band includes a metallic wire impregnated cloth having metallic wires woven into the matrix of a textile, which forms the wear band. In one embodiment, the wire impregnated within the textile may extend around at least a portion of a carrier such that the wires can transfer heat from a location of high friction (e.g., a bearing surface beneath a carrier) to a location of low friction.
A braking device and method is provided that is operative to selectively slow and/or stop a pneumatic carrier within a pneumatic carrier system. Generally, the device includes a pneumatic tube that is sized to permit the passage of pneumatic carriers. The pneumatic tube includes at least one braking element that may be disposed into the bore of the pneumatic tube to at least partially impede the passage of a pneumatic carrier through the bore. In one embodiment, the braking element is formed as a variable diameter section of the pneumatic tube that may be selectively constricted to change the diameter of the bore of the pneumatic tube. Such constriction may slow and/or stop the passage of a pneumatic carrier through the bore of the pneumatic tube.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
Inventory control and storage system, namely, machines for dispensing pre-determined dosages of medication comprised of hardware and software, specially adapted for the storage and tracking of medication
64.
DUAL TEMPERATURE AUTOMATED STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM
An automated storage and retrieval system is presented. The automated storage and retrieval system may have at least two zones that are thermally isolated. The automated storage and retrieval system is operative to store and retrieve items from a plurality of storage locations in the first and second zone. An access member may be provided to selectively maintain and interrupt thermal isolation of the zones.
A valve device and method are provided that are operative to selectively divert the flow of air within a pneumatic carrier within a pneumatic carrier system. Generally, the device includes a pneumatic tube that is sized to permit the passage of pneumatic carriers. The pneumatic tube includes at least aperture in a sidewall of the pneumatic tube, an outer sleeve, and an actuator. The actuator acts on the outer sleeve to block and open the aperture to fluid flow in order to divert air in the pneumatic system. In one embodiment, the valve is disposed in a pneumatic system in conjunction with a pneumatic carrier handling device.
The presented inventions seek to create a verifiable and closed loop chain-of-custody for a specific transaction in a pneumatic tube transport system while allowing a sender and recipient to perform asynchronous activity. That is, one aspect the presented inventions allows a sender to securely send a carrier to a desired recipient while allowing the desired recipient to receive the secured carrier at a convenient time and/or location without tying up system resources. Another aspect improves the physical barriers between high value payloads and the unintended recipients. This is done in part by introducing randomness into the carrier delivery process such that no member of the general public or facility staff knows the location and/or delivery time of a secured carrier without having access to specific database records indicating the current location and/or delivery status of the secured carrier.
Storage and retrieval machine with a mast (10), at least one chassis (1, 1′) for supporting the mast (10), at least one rail (4, 4′), on which the at least one chassis (1, 1′) can be moved back and forth, as well as at least one lift carriage (1″) vertically shiftable on the mast (10), wherein the mast (10) is formed of at least two supports (11, 11′) that are spaced from each other in the moving direction of the at least one chassis (1, 1′) and are connected to each other via at least one transversal bar (12, 12′) to obtain a mast profile, wherein the attachment of the at least one transversal bar (12, 12′) to the supports is resistant to bending.
Storage and retrieval machine with a chassis (9) for supporting a mast (10), comprising at least one carriage (1) including guide elements (2, 2′), at least one drive element (3) assigned to the carriage (1) and including a drive motor (5), and with at least one rail (4) assigned to the carriage (1), wherein at least a partial area, seen in the installation orientation, directly above the rail (4) is free of guide elements (2, 2′).
Provided herein are systems and methods for use in controlling a translocation process of a pneumatic tube system in order to reduce the amount of energy transferred from the tube system to a pneumatic carrier and, hence, its contents. Generally, these utilities entail identifying and/or reducing forces applied to a pneumatic carrier traveling through a travel path within a pneumatic tube system. The systems and method disposed herein allow for varying the velocity of a pneumatic carrier as it passes through a travel path of the pneumatic system. Such varying of the velocity allows for reducing the total forces applied to the pneumatic carrier during passage through the system. In one arrangement, the power output of a power source connected to a compressor device is altered to vary the velocity of pneumatic carries in the system.
B65G 53/66 - Utilisation de dispositifs indicateurs ou de commande, p. ex. pour commander la pression du gaz, pour régler le pourcentage matériaux-gaz, pour signaler ou éviter l'embouteillage des matériaux
70.
TRAYS AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOVING CARTONS FROM TRAYS
A system includes trays of a plurality of different widths and an unloading system for unloading cartons from the trays. The trays (20; 20'; 20") each comprise a base (22) and a pair of end walls (30) extending upward from the base. The unloading system (200; 200') comprises a plurality of fingers (202A-202I). Each of the end walls comprise a plurality of vertical slots (40) open to an upper edge of the end wall. The fingers are positioned and dimensioned to pass through the slots of the trays as the trays are delivered by the tray delivery conveyor to lift contents of the trays. The fingers are positioned so that some fingers pass through the slots of each of the different widths, but others pass only through slots of wider said widths.
B65G 47/34 - Dispositifs pour décharger les objets ou matériaux des transporteurs
B65G 47/68 - Dispositifs pour transférer objets ou matériaux entre transporteurs, p. ex. pour décharger ou alimenter adaptés pour recevoir les objets arrivant d'un transporteur en une couche et pour les transférer en couches individuelles à plus d'un transporteur, ou vice versa, p. ex. en combinant l'écoulement des objets transportés par plus d'un transporteur
B65G 35/08 - Transporteurs mécaniques non prévus ailleurs comportant un train de porte-charges non reliés, p. ex. des sections de courroie, déplaçables sur un circuit, p. ex. un circuit fermé, adaptés pour venir au contact les uns des autres et être mus par des dispositifs venant successivement en prise avec chaque porte-charges
B65G 47/88 - Éléments pour séparer ou stopper, p. ex. doigts
The present disclosure provides a collection device having a base with at least first and second openings and at least first and second collector tubes in communication with the at least first and second openings in the base. The collector tubes each have a curvature configured to define a trajectory path for an object descending in the collector tube toward a common target region below the collection device. The collector tubes are configured to be placed into communication with corresponding unique transport tubes/channels/paths, etc., originating at a singulating device.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
electronic controllers and computer software for controlling access to a pneumatic tube system that transports items between different access locations within the system
74.
Air powered storage device for pneumatic transport system
An air powered storage device is provided that is operative to temporarily store pneumatic carriers within a pneumatic carrier system. Generally, the device includes a pneumatic tube that is sized to permit the passage of pneumatic carriers. A gate member is selectively positionable into and out of an internal bore of the pneumatic tube to impede movement of pneumatic carriers there through. The device further includes a blower having a first fluid inlet disposed on a first side of the gate member and a fluid outlet disposed on a second side of the gate member. The fluid inlet and outlet are fluidly interconnected to the internal bore of the pneumatic tube such that the blower is selectively operable to generate a fluid flow through the internal bore between the fluid outlet and the fluid inlet. Such fluid flow may be utilized to reinitiate movement of a stopped carrier.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
Automated equipment, namely, medication storage and dispensing carousels, canister-based oral solid medication machines for dispensing and packaging pre-determined dosages for medication, [ bar code label printers for liquid medication containers, ] and related peripheral equipment, namely, bar code scanners and printers, computers, printers, and computer software, all for use by pharmacies for the purpose of storing, tracking, packaging, bar code labeling and dispensing drug inventories
