Patents by Inventor Craig A. Whaley

Craig A. Whaley has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11952211
    Abstract: A controlled substance take-back kiosk has a housing that defines a secured internal kiosk storage vault. A vault door has an integrated doorjamb, and a pair of lock openings that each extend through multiple sheets of metal including both the doorjamb and door. The lock openings are shaped in the form of tapered cam-slots, and a rotating bolt arm pivots through these slots to draw the door and door jamb together. A hopper is selectively moveable between a normally closed position disallowing insertion of controlled substances into the housing interior and an open position allowing insertion of controlled substances. The hopper has an adjustable size opening with a smooth interior. A baffle has a curved cam surface that engages with the hopper, to accelerate closure of the baffle during opening of the hopper, to isolate the secured internal kiosk storage vault from the housing exterior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: American RX Group, LLC
    Inventors: Michael J. Pietrini, Craig A. Whaley, Matthew A. Machesky
  • Patent number: 10981710
    Abstract: A box and take-back bag liner suitable for transporting regulated and controlled medications to a disposal site are together shipped in a first configuration as a substantially flat, compact, and durable take-back kit. The take-back kit is readily assembled to a second configuration defining a bag-lined receptacle. When the receptacle requires replacement, such as when full or otherwise determined, the box and bag liner are reconfigured to a third configuration that transports the contents of the bag liner to the disposal facility. The box incorporates a double-sealed vertical side seam, an auto-folding bottom having a pair of mutually engaging notches and slits, a multi-layer top, and pre-affixed tapes and glues. The liner incorporates both a rib and groove seal and a tape seal to provide a liquid tight and tamper evident seal. The combined box and liner provide structural integrity, security, tamper resistance and evidence, and governmental regulation compliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: American RX Group, LLC
    Inventors: Michael J. Pietrini, Craig A. Whaley, Matthew A. Machesky
  • Publication number: 20040015918
    Abstract: A compiler 10 comprises: an impact analysis unit 12 for performing an analysis to determine how much the execution speed of a program to be compiled can be increased by fixing, in a specific state, a parameter of a predetermined command in the program; a data specialization selector 13 for, when the program is executed, obtaining statistical data for the appearance frequency of each state, obtained by the impact analysis unit 12, and for determining the state where the parameter of the predetermined command is to be set; and a specialization and compiling unit 14 for, based on the results obtained by the impact analysis unit 12 and the data specialization selector 13, generating, in the program, a specialized path along which the parameter of the predetermined command is fixed in the specific state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2002
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventors: Motohiro Kawahito, Hideaki Komatsu, John Craig Whaley