Patents by Inventor Guy Upchurch

Guy Upchurch 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).

  • Publication number: 20220267073
    Abstract: A medication packaging and dispensing system is provided. The system may include a plurality of medication booklets containing medication and a tray that is configured to retain the medication booklets. Each medication booklet may include a sequential tab assembly of pull tabs that aligns with a plurality of front cutouts and a plurality of back cutouts. This alignment configuration facilitates dispensing the medication from the medication booklet. The tray may include a riser that extends from a bottom wall of the tray at an oblique angle, and a first guide panel including a plurality of linear stops. The oblique angle may correspond to a pitch of the first guide panel. The riser and the plurality of linear stops may cooperate to maintain the medication booklets in a staggered configuration that is substantially parallel to the bottom wall of the tray. The system may further include a container for retaining the tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Lori Kim, Alexandra Breban-Lopez, Bhimaprasad Medhal, Dejan Bojicic, Guy Upchurch, John G. Finch, Lewis Sita
  • Patent number: 11358773
    Abstract: A medication packaging and dispensing system is provided. The system may include a plurality of medication booklets containing medication and a tray that is configured to retain the medication booklets. Each medication booklet may include a sequential tab assembly of pull tabs that aligns with a plurality of front cutouts and a plurality of back cutouts. This alignment configuration facilitates dispensing the medication from the medication booklet. The tray may include a riser that extends from a bottom wall of the tray at an oblique angle, and a first guide panel including a plurality of linear stops. The oblique angle may correspond to a pitch of the first guide panel. The riser and the plurality of linear stops may cooperate to maintain the medication booklets in a staggered configuration that is substantially parallel to the bottom wall of the tray. The system may further include a container for retaining the tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: ABBVIE INC.
    Inventors: Lori Kim, Alexandra Breban-Lopez, Bhimaprasad Medhal, Dejan Bojicic, Guy Upchurch, John G. Finch, Lewis Sita
  • Publication number: 20200346830
    Abstract: A medication packaging and dispensing system is provided. The system may include a plurality of medication booklets containing medication and a tray that is configured to retain the medication booklets. Each medication booklet may include a sequential tab assembly of pull tabs that aligns with a plurality of front cutouts and a plurality of back cutouts. This alignment configuration facilitates dispensing the medication from the medication booklet. The tray may include a riser that extends from a bottom wall of the tray at an oblique angle, and a first guide panel including a plurality of linear stops. The oblique angle may correspond to a pitch of the first guide panel. The riser and the plurality of linear stops may cooperate to maintain the medication booklets in a staggered configuration that is substantially parallel to the bottom wall of the tray. The system may further include a container for retaining the tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Lori Kim, Alexandra Breban-Lopez, Bhimaprasad Medhal, Dejan Bojicic, Guy Upchurch, John G. Finch, Lewis Sita
  • Patent number: 10737863
    Abstract: A medication packaging and dispensing system is provided. The system may include a plurality of medication booklets containing medication and a tray that is configured to retain the medication booklets. Each medication booklet may include a sequential tab assembly of pull tabs that aligns with a plurality of front cutouts and a plurality of back cutouts. This alignment configuration facilitates dispensing the medication from the medication booklet. The tray may include a riser that extends from a bottom wall of the tray at an oblique angle, and a first guide panel including a plurality of linear stops. The oblique angle may correspond to a pitch of the first guide panel. The riser and the plurality of linear stops may cooperate to maintain the medication booklets in a staggered configuration that is substantially parallel to the bottom wall of the tray. The system may further include a container for retaining the tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: ABBVIE INC.
    Inventors: Lori Kim, Alexandra Breban-Lopez, Bhimaprasad Medhal, Dejan Bojicic, Guy Upchurch, John G. Finch, Lewis Sita
  • Patent number: 10675218
    Abstract: A child-resistant medication container assembly and method of dispensing the medication from the container assembly. The medication container assembly includes a blister pack with a plurality of compartments, each of which supports a medication. The container also includes a puck and a box. The blister pack compartments are aligned with openings on the puck, and the box is configured to receive and secure the puck and the blister pack such that each of the plurality of compartments is aligned with a complementary opening in the box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: ABBVIE INC.
    Inventors: Guy Upchurch, John G. Finch
  • Publication number: 20170107038
    Abstract: A medication packaging and dispensing system is provided. The system may include a plurality of medication booklets containing medication and a tray that is configured to retain the medication booklets. Each medication booklet may include a sequential tab assembly of pull tabs that aligns with a plurality of front cutouts and a plurality of back cutouts. This alignment configuration facilitates dispensing the medication from the medication booklet. The tray may include a riser that extends from a bottom wall of the tray at an oblique angle, and a first guide panel including a plurality of linear stops. The oblique angle may correspond to a pitch of the first guide panel. The riser and the plurality of linear stops may cooperate to maintain the medication booklets in a staggered configuration that is substantially parallel to the bottom wall of the tray. The system may further include a container for retaining the tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Lori Kim, Alexandra Breban-Lopez, Bhimaprasad Medhal, Dejan Bojicic, Guy Upchurch, John G. Finch, Lewis Sita
  • Publication number: 20160367436
    Abstract: A child-resistant medication container assembly and method of dispensing the medication from the container assembly. The medication container assembly includes a blister pack with a plurality of compartments, each of which supports a medication. The container also includes a puck and a box. The blister pack compartments are aligned with openings on the puck, and the box is configured to receive and secure the puck and the blister pack such that each of the plurality of compartments is aligned with a complementary opening in the box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Guy Upchurch, John G. Finch
  • Patent number: 9241873
    Abstract: A child-resistant medication container assembly and method of dispensing the medication from the container assembly. The medication container assembly includes a blister pack with a plurality of compartments, each of which supports a medication. The container also includes a puck and a box. The blister pack compartments are aligned with openings on the puck, and the box is configured to receive and secure the puck and the blister pack such that each of the plurality of compartments is aligned with a complementary opening in the box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Guy Upchurch, John G. Finch
  • Publication number: 20150014203
    Abstract: A child-resistant medication container assembly and method of dispensing the medication from the container assembly. The medication container assembly includes a blister pack with a plurality of compartments, each of which supports a medication. The container also includes a puck and a box. The blister pack compartments are aligned with openings on the puck, and the box is configured to receive and secure the puck and the blister pack such that each of the plurality of compartments is aligned with a complementary opening in the box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Guy Upchurch, John G. Finch
  • Patent number: D731171
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Guy Upchurch, John G. Finch, Lewis H. Sita, Lori K. Kim, Alexandra C. Breban-Lopez
  • Patent number: D731782
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Guy Upchurch, John G. Finch, Lewis H. Sita, Lori K. Kim, Alexandra C. Breban-Lopez
  • Patent number: D731783
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Guy Upchurch, John G. Finch, Lewis H. Sita, Lori K. Kim, Alexandra C. Breban-Lopez, Bhimaprasad Medhal
  • Patent number: D747091
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Guy Upchurch, John G. Finch, Lewis H. Sita, Lori K. Kim, Alexandra C. Breban-Lopez, Bhimaprasad Medhal
  • Patent number: D747602
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Guy Upchurch, John G. Finch, Lewis H. Sita, Lori K. Kim, Alexandra C. Breban-Lopez
  • Patent number: D748392
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Guy Upchurch, John G. Finch, Lewis H. Sita, Lori K. Kim, Alexandra C. Breban-Lopez
  • Patent number: D786669
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Lori Kim, Alexandra Breban-Lopez, Guy Upchurch, Bhimaprasad Medhal, Lewis Sita, Dejan Bojicic, John G. Finch
  • Patent number: D821088
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Lori Kim, Alexandra Breban-Lopez, Guy Upchurch, Bhimaprasad Medhal, Lewis Sita, Dejan Bojicic, John G. Finch
  • Patent number: D831330
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Lori Kim, Alexandra Breban-Lopez, Guy Upchurch, Bhimaprasad Medhal, Lewis Sita, Dejan Bojicic, John G. Finch
  • Patent number: D839584
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Abbvie Inc.
    Inventors: Lori Kim, Alexandra Breban-Lopez, Guy Upchurch, Bhimaprasad Medhal, Lewis Sita, Dejan Bojicic, John G. Finch
  • Patent number: D876819
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: ABBVIE INC.
    Inventors: Lori Kim, Alexandra Breban-Lopez, Guy Upchurch, Bhimaprasad Medhal, Lewis Sita, Dejan Bojicic, John G. Finch