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Vacuum based pill singulator and counter based thereon

  • US 20050224510A1
  • Filed: 10/25/2004
  • Published: 10/13/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A singulating device, comprising:

  • a housing;

    a hopper defining a pickup chamber, said hopper connected to said housing;

    a rotatable singulating disc carried by said housing, said disc having a plurality of openings around the periphery thereof, a portion of said disc rotating through said pickup chamber;

    a source of rotary motion coupled to said singulating disc;

    a vacuum source coupled to said singulating disc;

    an inspection and counting device; and

    means responsive to said inspection and counting device for removing items from said singulating disc in a manner that directs the removed items into one of a dispense path, a reject path, and a return to pickup chamber path.

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