G06M1/028

SYSTEM AND METHOD TO COUNT PILLS
20230017452 · 2023-01-19 ·

A pill counting device includes a step feeder having moveable slats interleaved with fixed slats. The movable slats are vertically offset from one another and are configured to move vertically between top platforms of adjacent fixed slats to carry pills vertically up the step feeder. A top movable slat orients a subset of the plurality of pills into a row of pills to be fed into a count chamber. A camera configured to capture an image of a pill of the individual pills as it falls through the count chamber. The device further includes a control system configured to control movement of the movable slats and to control capturing of images by the camera. The control system is further configured to calculate a characteristic of the pill from the image, and to increment a pill counter in response to the characteristic of the pill meeting predefined criteria.

Device for tracking wear of a garment and related methods
11682322 · 2023-06-20 · ·

A device for tracking wear of a garment and related methods includes a counter body and an indicator. The counter body has a first indicia and a second indicia thereon. The indicator movably connects to the counter body and is configured to be selectively positioned relative to each of the first indicia and the second indicia for selectively aligning the indicator relative to the first indicia or the second indicia. The first indicia is different than the second indicia such that the indicator in alignment with the first indicia is configured to communicate a first wear state of the garment to a user and the indicator in alignment with the second indicia is configured to communicate a second wear state of the garment to the user.

DEVICE FOR TRACKING WEAR OF A GARMENT AND RELATED METHODS
20210358334 · 2021-11-18 ·

A device for tracking wear of a garment and related methods includes a counter body and an indicator. The counter body has a first indicia and a second indicia thereon. The indicator movably connects to the counter body and is configured to be selectively positioned relative to each of the first indicia and the second indicia for selectively aligning the indicator relative to the first indicia or the second indicia. The first indicia is different than the second indicia such that the indicator in alignment with the first indicia is configured to communicate a first wear state of the garment to a user and the indicator in alignment with the second indicia is configured to communicate a second wear state of the garment to the user.

CLOTHES WEAR COUNTER FOR A HANGER
20220253666 · 2022-08-11 ·

An article of clothing wear indicator and/or use counter for tracking the number of times an article of clothing has been worn. The clothing wear tracker includes an intermediate portion or body, an upper portion or body, and a lower portion or body. Preferably, the clothing wear tracker is configured to allow both the upper portion or body and the lower portion or body to rotate about the intermediate portion or body independently. The clothing wear tracker is designed to fit or secure to a hanger and to provide a mechanism for tracking the number of times a user wears an article of clothing, such as a shirt, a blouse, pants, or a dress, and is easily attachable or securable to a clothing hanger.

FINGER RING ROSARY PRAYERS COUNTING DEVICE
20240057731 · 2024-02-22 ·

A finger ring rosary prayers counting device enables the operator to see both the urged beads and the beads number count display area on the same eyes sight view with no need to twist his hand to see the number count. It includes a housing that contains a counter and a number count display area mounted on the stationary facing surface of the ring. A rotating member are attached to the stationary ring body that have a mounted bridges' elements that extend higher than the ring circumference where a plurality of beads is attached to the bridges' elements and positioned around the circumference of the ring. The finger ring rosary prayers counting device relates to the use for religious, entertaining, or athlete practices count and is desirable when the user is doing the catholic rosary or the Muslim prayer's tasbih repetition.

INHALATION COUNTER

An inhalation counter (350, 450, 550) for an inhalation system (100) is provided. The inhalation system comprises a fluid flow passage (322) and the inhalation counter comprises an escapement wheel (352, 452), a biasing means (354, 454) for incrementing the escapement wheel, a conversion mechanism which, in use, is configured to perform a first action in response to a temporary increase in fluid flow rate through the fluid flow passage, and an anchor (356, 456). The anchor is coupled to the conversion mechanism and configured to interact with the escapement wheel so as to allow the biasing means to increment the escapement wheel in response to the first action of the conversion mechanism. A holder (300) and an inhalation system comprising the inhalation counter are also provided.

System and method to count pills
12036185 · 2024-07-16 · ·

A pill counting device includes a step feeder having moveable slats interleaved with fixed slats. The movable slats are vertically offset from one another and are configured to move vertically between top platforms of adjacent fixed slats to carry pills vertically up the step feeder. A top movable slat orients a subset of the plurality of pills into a row of pills to be fed into a count chamber. A camera configured to capture an image of a pill of the individual pills as it falls through the count chamber. The device further includes a control system configured to control movement of the movable slats and to control capturing of images by the camera. The control system is further configured to calculate a characteristic of the pill from the image, and to increment a pill counter in response to the characteristic of the pill meeting predefined criteria.

Finger ring rosary prayers counting device
12220029 · 2025-02-11 ·

A finger ring rosary prayers counting device enables the operator to see both the urged beads and the beads number count display area on the same eyes sight view with no need to twist his hand to see the number count. It includes a housing that contains a counter and a number count display area mounted on the stationary facing surface of the ring. A rotating member are attached to the stationary ring body that have a mounted bridges' elements that extend higher than the ring circumference where a plurality of beads is attached to the bridges' elements and positioned around the circumference of the ring. The finger ring rosary prayers counting device relates to the use for religious, entertaining, or athlete practices count and is desirable when the user is doing the catholic rosary or the Muslim prayer's tasbih repetition.