Patents by Inventor Vincent E. Holley

Vincent E. Holley 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).

  • Tablet counter and packaging module and associated method
    Patent number: 11305908
    Abstract: A tablet counter and packaging module including a rotary disc with tablet apertures spaced thereabout, the tablet apertures configured to receive a tablet; a negative pressure system configured to retain the tablets in the tablet apertures; ejection devices to selectively eject one or more of the tablets from the corresponding tablet apertures; a plurality of ejection receptacles configured to collect the tablets ejected by the ejection devices; an inspection system operably engaged with the rotary disc and at least one of the ejection devices, the inspection system being configured to analyze tablets retained within the tablet apertures to determine if one or more tablet characteristics associated with the tablet; and the ejection devices configured to eject the tablet from a tablet aperture based on the determined at least one tablet characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Aylward Enterprises, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Burkett, Jr., William F. Clukey, Jr., Vincent E. Holley, John A. Winters
  • Tablet Counter and Packaging Module and Associated Method
    Publication number: 20210086934
    Abstract: A tablet counter and packaging module including a rotary disc with tablet apertures spaced thereabout, the tablet apertures configured to receive a tablet; a negative pressure system configured to retain the tablets in the tablet apertures; ejection devices to selectively eject one or more of the tablets from the corresponding tablet apertures; a plurality of ejection receptacles configured to collect the tablets ejected by the ejection devices; an inspection system operably engaged with the rotary disc and at least one of the ejection devices, the inspection system being configured to analyze tablets retained within the tablet apertures to determine if one or more tablet characteristics associated with the tablet; and the ejection devices configured to eject the tablet from a tablet aperture based on the determined at least one tablet characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: Aylward Enterprises, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Burkett, JR., William F. Clukey, JR., Vincent E. Holley, John A. Winters