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Method and system for verification of product transfer from an intermediate loading cartridge to a multi-container blister pack

  • US 8,943,780 B1
  • Filed: 05/30/2008
  • Issued: 02/03/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of monitoring and managing a transfer of product from a multi-cell intermediate loading cartridge to a multi-cell blister pack comprising:

  • indexing a plurality of intermediate loading cartridges by at least a first identifier indicative of a product contained in each intermediate loading cartridge, wherein each intermediate loading cartridge is labeled with the first identifier and each cartridge contains a plurality of cells that store a quantity of the product;

    receiving an electronic product order for a blister pack at a first computing device, wherein the electronic product order requires multiple different products in the blister pack, and wherein the plurality of cells of each loading cartridge are disposed in an array such that at least a set of cells of each loading cartridge coincides with a set of cells of the blister pack;

    identifying a product of one of the intermediate loading cartridges as an ingredient in the blister pack for the received electronic product order, wherein identifying includes determining a product identifier of an intermediate loading cartridge that corresponds to the product ingredient;

    loading one intermediate loading cartridge selected from the plurality of indexed intermediate loading cartridges into a loading dock of a filling machine adapted to transfer product from the intermediate loading cartridge to the blister pack, wherein the first computing device is operatively coupled to the filling machine;

    scanning the loaded intermediate loading cartridge to provide the computing device data indicative of the first identifier of the loaded intermediate cartridge; and

    generating an indication by the computing device to initiate a release of content of the loaded intermediate loading cartridge based on whether the first identifier of the loaded intermediate loading cartridge corresponds to the electronic product order.

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