Patents by Inventor Paul J. Santmyer

Paul J. Santmyer 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).

  • Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for providing controlled access to intravenous bags
    Patent number: 9195803
    Abstract: A system, method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided for controlling access to intravenous bags. A system may include a cabinet including a vertically oriented drawer configured to be movable between an open position and a closed position relative to the cabinet, where the contents of the vertically oriented drawer are configured to be accessible from two opposing sides of the vertically oriented drawer when the drawer is in the open position. Systems of example embodiments may include a plurality of overpacks configured to be received within the vertically oriented drawer of the cabinet, where each of the plurality of overpacks is configured to receive therein a single intravenous bag, where each of the plurality of overpacks may include a retention feature, and where the retention feature of each overpack may be configured to be received by a complementary retention feature in the vertically oriented drawer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Aesynt Incorporated
    Inventors: Ben H. Tylenda, Paul J. Santmyer, D. Scott Souerwine
  • SYSTEMS, METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PROVIDING CONTROLLED ACCESS TO INTRAVENOUS BAGS
    Publication number: 20140297027
    Abstract: A system, method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided for controlling access to intravenous bags. A system may include a cabinet including a vertically oriented drawer configured to be movable between an open position and a closed position relative to the cabinet, where the contents of the vertically oriented drawer are configured to be accessible from two opposing sides of the vertically oriented drawer when the drawer is in the open position. Systems of example embodiments may include a plurality of overpacks configured to be received within the vertically oriented drawer of the cabinet, where each of the plurality of overpacks is configured to receive therein a single intravenous bag, where each of the plurality of overpacks may include a retention feature, and where the retention feature of each overpack may be configured to be received by a complementary retention feature in the vertically oriented drawer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: McKesson Automation Inc.
    Inventors: Ben H. Tylenda, Paul J. Santmyer, D. Scott Souerwine