Patents Assigned to Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.
  • Patent number: 12387827
    Abstract: A digital health solution system includes: a virtual pharmacy comprising one or more processors configured to operate a web portal for user devices via a network, the web portal serving as a marketplace for products and services available from vendors for consumption by users; a transaction processing module configured to: receive, via a network, a transaction from a vendor regarding one or more of the products and services consumed by one or more users via the virtual pharmacy for payment to the vendor; adjudicate the transaction using adjudication rules stored in memory; bill an entity for the use of the one or more of the products and services associated with the one or more users when the adjudication of the transaction passes; and transmit, via a network, a response regarding the transaction to the vendor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Harry S. Gangaikondan-Iyer, Mark G. Bini, Zachary A. Goodman, Sara A. Raj, William S. Patterson, Damian Ng, Daniel C. Casper, Ashley M. Jenne, Sarah E. Ham, Jamie Williams, Christina M. Vallery, Sarah Micheletti, Glen D. Stettin, Snezana Mahon, Selva Prabhu, Shahnawaz A. Khan
  • Patent number: 12373442
    Abstract: A computerized method includes obtaining a set of historical data characterizing interactions of a user with a first network provider and a second network provider. The first network provider includes a restrictive condition with respect to the second network provider, and the restrictive condition indicates that a network provider preference included in configuration data corresponding to an account of the user is constrained to one of the first network provider or the second network provider. The method includes generating, using the set of historical data, a predicted network provider indicating one of the first network provider or the second network provider. The method includes communicating the predicted network provider as a recommended network provider preference for the configuration data corresponding to the account of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.
    Inventor: Sherry A. Kindred
  • Patent number: 12372969
    Abstract: Methods and systems for prescription drug shipping selection are provided. The methods and systems include operations comprising: obtaining, by a server, activity data from a plurality of devices associated with a location, the activity data representing different types of activities that take place at the location over a threshold period of time; aggregating, by the server, the activity data to generate a location-based presence model for the location, the location-based presence model indicating likelihoods that a person is present at the location at a plurality of different time windows; and identifying, by the server, based on the location-based presence model, a time window for delivery of a perishable item to the location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy B. Clise, Randy L. Canis
  • Patent number: 12362051
    Abstract: A method for managing medication delivery risk is provided. The method obtains risk data for medication deliveries in an identified geo-spatial location, and generates a predicted risk score based on a machine learning model trained to analyze the risk data. As described herein, the predicted risk score indicates whether a delivery interruption is required for the medication deliveries in the identified geo-spatial location. When the predicted risk score indicates a required delivery interruption, the method (i) removes queue entries for one or more of the medication deliveries from a delivery queue, to implement the required delivery interruption; (ii) generates an interruption notification associated with the required delivery interruption; and (iii) transmits the interruption notification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.
    Inventor: Briana Shawver
  • Patent number: 12353368
    Abstract: A computer system includes a database configured to store a first rule schema, a second rule schema and a data schema, the first and second rule schemas each configured to store a compiled code base, and the data schema configured to store transactional data. The system includes a user application node configured to allow users to perform application operations, and a developer application node configured to facilitate developer deployment operations. Processor hardware is configured to point the user application node to the first rule schema, point the developer application node to the second rule schema, point the user application node and the developer application node to the data schema, update the second rule schema according to updates received via the developer application node, and in response to validation of the updates to the second rule schema, change the user application node to point to the updated second rule schema.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Ghanshyam Kumar, Anith Larson, Velchakravarthi Sadasivam, Senthan Amudan Arumugam
  • Patent number: 12347551
    Abstract: A monitoring server is provided for learning event patterns in pharmaceutical order processing and identifying anomalous events based on learned event patterns. The monitoring server is configured to define a plurality of feeds of monitoring data from the monitored nodes using a monitoring link. The feeds of monitoring data are defined at least partially based on the monitoring vector definition. Each feed of monitoring data is associated with pharmaceutical order processing. The processor is additionally configured to determine a set of monitoring vector data for each of the plurality of feeds of monitoring data. The processor is also configured to identify a monitoring vector signature for each of the plurality of feeds. The processor is also configured to identify an anomalous data pattern. The processor is also configured to transmit an alert indicating that pharmaceutical order processing for the associated feed of monitoring data is anomalous.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.
    Inventor: Ankur Kaneria
  • Patent number: 12340886
    Abstract: Methods and systems for selecting a machine learning algorithm are described. In one embodiment, one or more factors to be used by a machine learning algorithm in predicting a value of a required pharmacy element of a prescription are identified, the machine learning algorithm is trained to predict the value of the required pharmacy element using a first subset of previously received prescriptions, a success rates for the machine learning algorithm at predicting respective known values of respective known required pharmacy elements for each of a second subset of the previously received prescriptions are determined, and the machine learning algorithm predicts the value of the required pharmacy element of the prescription for a first predetermined period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Sudipto Dey, Camille Patel, Pulla Reddy P. Yeduru, Robert A. Seyss
  • Patent number: 12332762
    Abstract: A system for automated detection of anomalous performance of application infrastructure components includes memory hardware and processor hardware communicatively coupled together. The processor hardware is configured to train the at least one machine learning model using measured historical performance metrics of a first component of the application infrastructure components. The processor hardware is configured to use the at least one machine learning model to generate key performance indicators for the first component, based on a reporting window time period associated with measured performance metrics. The processor hardware is configured to, in response to the key performance indicators indicating a performance anomaly condition for the first component, automatically perform a self-healing operation associated with the key performance indicators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Trapani, Jeevan Kumar Goud Bandharapu
  • Patent number: 12293315
    Abstract: A system and method for load balancing within a packing system may identify locations of carrier devices in the packing system based on optical communications between the carrier devices and route communication devices disposed at different locations along the routes of the packing system. The system and method can identify zones associated with different segments of the routes, determine whether a number and/or density of the carrier devices in a zone exceeds a threshold, and, responsive to the number and/or the density exceeding the threshold, (a) the carrier devices are directed to move to reduce the number and/or the density of the carrier devices and/or (b) the task performed by one or more of the task stations of the packing system is changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.
    Inventor: Scott Swindells
  • Patent number: 12293330
    Abstract: A packing system for packing products (e.g., medications) and other components into a container for shipping to customers is provided. The packing system includes a system controller that directs carrier devices along routes between task stations. The system controller can monitor the tasks performed by the task stations, the locations of the carrier devices, the tasks yet to be performed to complete packing of the containers at the task stations, and queues of other carrier devices at the stations. Based on this information, the system controller may direct the carrier devices to different stations and may change the task performed by or assigned to one or more of the stations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Swindells, Gabriel Di Genova
  • Patent number: 12243645
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes defining model attributes including a training iteration value that defines a set of training iterations to be used in machine learning to associate portions of feedback data with a set of topic groups based on similarities in concepts conveyed in the feedback data. The method includes removing at least some of the confidential information from the feedback data. The method includes receiving a topic model number selection that indicates a subset of the set of topic groups. The method includes using machine learning to train a machine model based on the model attributes and the topic model number selection. The method includes generating a display showing at least one of a topic cluster graph or a word cloud based on the machine model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Pritesh J. Shah, Christopher R. Markson, Logan R. Meltabarger
  • Patent number: 12239608
    Abstract: An apparatus for liquid medication bottle-splitting is provided. The apparatus includes: a first dispensing section comprising a funnel-shaped hollow body with a wide inlet opening tapering to a narrow outlet; a second dispensing section comprising a second funnel-shaped hollow body with a second wide inlet opening tapering to a second narrow outlet; and a crossover channel connecting the first dispensing section to the second dispensing section, the crossover channel including a crossover opening extending a length of the crossover channel, and the crossover channel being angled to evenly distribute a flow of liquid medication into at least a first split portion in the first dispensing section and a second split portion in the second dispensing section; the first dispensing section adapted to dispense the first split portion, and the second dispensing section adapted to dispense the second split portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth Perano
  • Patent number: 12208065
    Abstract: The medication container includes a receptacle and a cap. The cap includes a gate that can be selectively opened to enable access to medications in the receptacle and closed to restrict access to medications in the receptacle. The gate has a locking mechanism that only unlocks to allow the gate to open from the closed position in response to an application of a downward force on a portion of the gate to resiliently deflect a portion of the gate. The cap further includes electronic components that are configured to monitor movement of medications through the cap and into and out of the receptacle, the electronic components including a memory that is configured to store data pertaining to such passages of medications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Hoffman, Timothy B. Clise
  • Patent number: 12211602
    Abstract: Methods and systems for classifying and editing insurance claims records are described. In one embodiment, a method, which can be performed by a processor, includes identifying that a first prescription drug prescribed to a first patient, identifying a first date and a second date related to the first prescription, the second date occurring after the first date, both the first and second dates depending on a previous fill of the first prescription drug, identifying, at the processor, a third date associated with a second prescription, comparing, at the processor, the third date to the first and second dates to determine whether the third date occurs after the first date and before the second date, and filling and dispensing the first prescription drug and the second prescription drug on the same dispense date when the third date occurs after the first date and before the second date.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Susan E. Anselmi, Alexi E. Makarkin, Samuel Affare, John W. Cooper, IV, Jeffrey Whitworth
  • Patent number: 12210444
    Abstract: A method for testing a user interface (UI) includes obtaining a first state of the UI and setting a current position to specified location coordinates. The method includes determining whether the first state satisfies criteria for a goal and, if so, updating a collection of completed tests with a test distance and test data. The method includes, in response to the first state not satisfying the criteria: determining a set of potential user actions to be performed in the first state based on interactive elements of the UI; selecting and executing an action; and updating the test distance based on the current position and location coordinates of the element associated with the action. The method includes determining a shortest path to the goal in the UI based on the collection of completed tests. The method includes, based on the determined shortest path, automatically visually transforming a state of the UI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher M. Myers
  • Patent number: 12204515
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving input data that is organized into a set of rows and a set of columns. The method includes maintaining a machine learning header model that is trained on tabular data with header rows. The method includes supplying the input data as input to the machine learning header model to generate header row identification data that identifies a set of header rows that is a subset of the set of rows. The method includes maintaining a machine learning column model that is trained on tabular data. The method includes supplying the header row identification data and features of the input data to the machine learning column model to generate column label data that applies a set of defined labels to the set of columns. The method includes generating output data that is organized into rows and columns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan J. Lisic, William Sniffen
  • Patent number: 12202674
    Abstract: A fulfillment system is provided and includes a perishable drug filling system and a non-perishable drug filling system. A shipping station is provided for delivering the coolers and the boxes to at least one delivery service. A conveyor is configured to move the boxes and the coolers from the drug filling systems to the shipping station. A decision station is located along the conveyor and is configured to determine if a container on the conveyor is a cooler or a box. The conveyor is configured to direct the coolers to a shrink wrap station and to direct the boxes to the shipping station while bypassing the shrink wrap station. The shrink wrap station is configured to apply a wrapper around the cooler and apply heat to the wrapper to shrink the wrapper around the cooler with the wrapper having a transparent section over a label on the cooler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Anne Wheeler, Jason L. Cagle
  • Patent number: 12204440
    Abstract: A computer system for testing a user interface includes a memory circuit and a processor circuit configured to execute instructions including obtaining a state of the user interface. The instructions include setting a current position to a specified location within the user interface. The instructions include executing user interface tests to generate multiple paths. The instructions include determining a shortest path toward a goal location by identifying a path having a minimum distance that satisfies criteria. A distance for the path is based on two-dimensional distances between pairs of consecutive positions that include the current position as well as positions, along the particular path, of user interface elements requiring interaction to satisfy the criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher M. Myers, Ellen E. Seeser
  • Patent number: D1063981
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Mycale Hoffman, Jennifer L. Roberts, Erin R. Johnson, Greg Szczepanski
  • Patent number: D1068477
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark G. Bini, Nicholas D. Main, Sara A. Raj, Sarah E. Ham