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US 2014/0277707 A1Published application
Dispensing systems with supplemental functions
AssigneeMakefield LLC
InventorsKutadgu Akdogan, Kalyan C. Vepuri, Christian Von Heifner
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Abstract
A dispensing device provides improved security and risk management through the inclusion of a security lock. The security lock may require authentication of a user as a condition for dispensing a dispensable included in a container of the dispensing device. The dispensable may include a consumable unit.
Claims22
A device comprising:
- a container configured to hold a plurality of consumable units;
- a mechanism to dispense individual doses of the plurality of consumable units from the container;
- a user input to manually activate the mechanism;
- a machine input separate from the user input actuatable by a machine coupled to the device to activate the mechanism to dispense one of the plurality of consumable units;
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- a mechanical interface including one or more mechanical registration features to removably and replaceably insert the device into the machine.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.