Thumb/Fingerprint Activated Pill Dispenser

a dispenser and fingerprint technology, applied in the field of pill dispensers, can solve the problems of diluting or destroying the potency of the remaining pills in the container by spraying
US20090223994A1Inactive Publication Date: 2009-09-10GETZ GEORGE E
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Authority / Receiving Office
US ยท United States
Current Assignee / Owner
GETZ GEORGE E
Publication Date
2009-09-10
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable ยท inactive patent

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Abstract

A pill container / dispenser that includes fingerprint recognition circuitry located in a cap associated therewith. The cap is locked on the container and no pill can be dispensed from the container without first moving the cap. When a person places their thumb on the cap of the pill dispenser, a computer chip reads the thumbprint. If the person is an authorized user, the cap will be unlocked from the container and released so a pill can be dispensed from the container. If the fingerprint is not recognized, the cap will remain locked in position so that no dispensing will occur. Furthermore, if the computer chip recognizes tampering, such as a continued effort to remove the cap by a non-authorized user, a chemical spray is sprayed from the cap into the container. The spray will dilute or destroy the potency of the pills remaining in the container.
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TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The present invention relates generally to a pill dispenser, and more particularly, to a pill dispenser incorporating locking means for preventing the dispensing of a pill there from until the locking means is released.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] A tablet is a mixture of active substances and recipients, usually in powder form, pressed or compacted into a solid. The excipients include binders, glidants and lubricants to ensure efficient tabletting; disintegrants to ensure that the tablet breaks up in the digestive tract; sweeteners or flavors to mask the taste of bad-tasting active ingredients; and pigments to make uncoated tablets visually attractive. A coating may be applied to hide the taste of the tablet's components, to make the tablet smoother and easier to swallow, and to make it more resistant to the environment, as a result, extending its shelf life.

[0003] Medicines to be taken orally are often supplied in tablet form. Medicinal tab...

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