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US 2004/0201458 A1Published application
Timing
AssigneeRemind Cap Pte. Ltd.
InventorsRoger M. Rosche, Han Kort
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Abstract
A timer fits inside a cap covering a vial actuated by opening and closing the vial with the cap.
Claims31
A device including a can attachable to a receptacle for coacting therewith in enclosing medication and timing a predetermined interval for taking the medication defined by one timing schedule of a set of selectable timing schedules, the device comprising:
- an electronic timing circuit constructed and arranged to provide an alarm signal designating a time for taking the medication at the expiration of a predetermined time interval defined by the timing schedule;
- said electronic timing circuit being housed in a cap and including schedule processing circuitry that defines the set of selectable timing schedules, and a set of outputs for issuing electrical signals at the expiration of the predetermined time interval;
- said device having a top part that fits snuggly inside the cap;
- said top part remaining attached to the cap under normal circumstances.
1 more element
A method of timing a predetermined interval schedule comprising:
- springs made of metal pressing on a trigger
- said springs pressing against a board
- said board residing in a receptacle having a cap
- said springs making a connection between two separate contact paths
- said connection being made only when the receptacle is open
- said connection being broken when the receptacle is closed.
3 more elements
A cap of a container for attachment to a receptacle of the container, the cap comprising:
- an electronic timing circuit constructed and arranged to provide an alarm signal at the expiration of a predetermined interval defined by a timing schedule of a set of selectable timing schedules;
- said electronic timing circuit being housed in the cap and including schedule processing circuitry that defines the set of selectable timing schedules, and an output for issuing electrical signals at the expiration of the predetermined time interval;
- an adjacent surface constructed and arranged to provide a frictional normal force the cap gripping the container by the frictional normal force.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.