Self-destructive dispenser for controlled substances
AssigneeLockedbrands, LLC
InventorsGrace Elizabeth Doucet, Elizabeth Adeola Adebayo, Iqra Manahil Tariq, Chiragh Naushad Lakhani
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Abstract
A dispenser for one or more units of a controlled substance is configured to hold the units of the controlled substance, an adhesive, and a neutralizing agent. The dispenser is configured to perform a method that includes: upon occurrence of a triggering condition, i) crushing the units of the controlled substance, ii) pushing or releasing the adhesive around the crushed units of the controlled substance, and iii) pushing or releasing the neutralizing agent inside and/or outside of the dispenser.
Claims22
A method for rendering one or more units of a controlled substance contained in a dispenser non-consumable, the method comprising:
- detecting, by a control circuit of the dispenser, a trigger condition;
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- based upon the detecting, i) crushing, by the dispenser, the one or more units of the controlled substance inside the dispenser, ii) pushing or releasing, by the dispenser, an adhesive from an adhesive container inside the dispenser to cover at least a portion of the crushed units of the controlled substance inside the dispenser, and iii) pushing or releasing, by the dispenser, a neutralizing agent from an agent container inside the dispenser to an interior of the dispenser, to an outside of the dispenser, or both to the interior and to the outside of the dispenser.
A dispenser configured to render one or more units of a controlled substance contained therein non-consumable, wherein the dispenser comprises:
- a housing;
- a first plate contained in the housing;
- a plurality of teeth connected to the first plate;
- a ring member contained in the housing and having a plurality of compartments;
- a second plate, wherein the ring member is positioned between the first plate and the second plate, wherein each of the plurality of teeth is configured to fit within one of the plurality of compartments, wherein each of the one or more units of the controlled substance is in one of the plurality of compartments;
- an adhesive container comprising an adhesive, wherein the adhesive container is a package, cartridge, capsule, or pouch comprising the adhesive, wherein the adhesive container is connected to the ring member or placed within one of the plurality of compartments;
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- an agent container comprising a neutralizing agent, wherein the agent container is a package, cartridge, capsule, or pouch comprising the neutralizing agent, wherein the agent container is connected to the ring member or placed within one of the plurality of compartments.
A dispenser configured to render one or more units of a controlled substance contained therein non-consumable, wherein the dispenser comprises:
- a housing;
- a first plate contained in the housing;
- a plurality of teeth connected to the first plate;
- a ring member contained in the housing and having a plurality of compartments;
- a second plate, wherein the ring member is positioned between the first plate and the second plate, wherein each of the plurality of teeth is configured to fit within one of the plurality of compartments, wherein each of the one or more units of the controlled substance is in one of the plurality of compartments;
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- an adhesive container comprising an adhesive, wherein the adhesive container is a package, cartridge, capsule, or pouch comprising the adhesive, wherein the adhesive container is connected to the ring member or placed within one of the plurality of compartments.
A dispenser configured to render one or more units of a controlled substance contained therein non-consumable, wherein the dispenser comprises:
- a housing;
- a first plate contained in the housing;
- a plurality of teeth connected to the first plate;
- a ring member contained in the housing and having a plurality of compartments;
- a second plate, wherein the ring member is positioned between the first plate and the second plate, wherein each of the plurality of teeth is configured to fit within one of the plurality of compartments, wherein each of the one or more units of the controlled substance is in one of the plurality of compartments;
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- an agent container comprising a neutralizing agent, wherein the agent container is a package, cartridge, capsule, or pouch comprising the neutralizing agent, wherein the agent container is connected to the ring member or placed within one of the plurality of compartments.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.