Patents
US 7938265 B2: Medicament dispenser and method
- Granted
- 2011-05-10
- Filed
- 2009-02-06 application 12367501
- Type
- Utility · 27 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A medicament dispenser can include a first side surface, a second side surface spaced from and substantially opposed to the first side surface, and a medicament packaging structure located between the first side surface and second side surface. A pivot structure can extend between the first side surface and the second side surface, and the medicament packaging structure can be rotatable about the pivot structure. Thus, the medicament packaging structure can be rotated from an enclosed state in which the medicament packaging structure is substantially enclosed by the first side surface and/or second side surface, to an exposed state in which the medicament packaging structure is substantially exposed from at least one of the first side surface and/or second side surface to provide user access to the medicament(s) stored in the medicament packaging structure. A lock structure can be located adjacent the first side surface and second side surface in order to selectively prevent movement and/or rotation of the medicament packaging structure. A method of using and making the medicament dispenser are also disclosed.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg110510.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WATSON LABORATORIES INC. 21 patents | US company or organization | Corona, CA | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Bitner | Sugar Grove, IL | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B65D | Containers for storage or transport of articles or materials, e.g. bags, barrels, bottles, boxes, cans, cartons, crates, drums, jars, tanks, hoppers, forwarding containers; accessories, closures, or fittings therefor; packaging elements; packages | B65D83/0463 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A61J | Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes; devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical or administering forms; devices for administering food or medicines orally; baby comforters; devices for receiving spittle | A61J1/035 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-29 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | WATSON LABORATORIES, INC. [CORONA] signed 2015-12-31 | ALLERGAN SALES, LLC IRVINE, CA | 39898/1 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2009-02-09 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BITNER, JOHN signed 2009-02-05 | WATSON LABORATORIES, INC. CORONA, CA | 22225/90 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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