Patents Assigned to Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.
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Patent number: 11805115Abstract: A method for providing secure single sign on includes receiving a first data object from an application hosting server, the first data object indicating at least a service provider name and identifying a configuration file corresponding to the service provider name, wherein the configuration file includes at least trusted identity information. The method also includes determining, using the configuration file corresponding to the service provider name, whether the first data object is valid and, in response to a determination that the first data object is valid, generating a response message.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2022Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.Inventors: Steven Sefton, Neil J. Powell, Travis Williams
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Patent number: 11803465Abstract: A computer system for testing a user interface (UI) includes a test creation module, a test execution module, a path entry module, and an analysis module. The test creation module obtains testing parameters including a UI location and goal criteria. The test execution module obtains a state of the UI based on the location, sets a current position to a predetermined location, executes tests according to the obtained state and the current position, stores test distance or test data results from completed UI tests, and determines a shortest path toward the goal in the UI based on the completed UI tests. The path entry module receives preferred path information and accordingly generates a preferred path toward the goal. The analysis module compares the determined shortest path to the generated preferred path and outputs an analysis result according to the comparison of the determined shortest path to the generated preferred path.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2022Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.Inventors: Christopher M. Myers, Ellen E. Seeser
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Patent number: 11798669Abstract: A filling device for filling a removable medication cartridge for the smart medication dispenser is provided. The filling device includes a stationary fill plate with a plurality of openings. The openings are shaped to allow the passage of medications through the fill plate. The cartridge is removably positioned vertically below the fill plate and with the chambers of the cartridge being aligned with the openings of the fill plate. A gate is positioned vertically below the fill plate and above the cartridge. When in a closed position, the gate covers the openings from beneath the fill plate, and movement of the gate to an open position causes at least one medication to fall through at least one of the openings from above the stationary fill plate into at least one of the chambers in the cartridge prior to removal of the medication cartridge with the medications received within the chambers.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2022Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.Inventors: Peter A. Rosomoff, Robert E. Hoffman, Salvatore Anselmi
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Patent number: 11794982Abstract: A pharmaceutical package for carrying a pharmaceutical container includes a first housing and a second housing in the first housing. The second housing defines a compartment sized and shaped to receive and carry the pharmaceutical container. A gas chamber is disposed between the first and second housings. The gas chamber is configured to hold a gas in an inflated state of the gas chamber. A passage extends from the first housing to the second housing and defines a passageway extending there-between to allow the pharmaceutical container to be positioned in the compartment of the second housing by moving the pharmaceutical container through the passageway. One or more supports are connected to and extending between the first housing and the second housing. The one or more supports secure and hold the second housing in the first housing.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2023Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.Inventors: Christina M. Vallery, Jacob J. Reinhardt, Cory B. Fross
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Patent number: 11794935Abstract: A pharmaceutical filling system for a high volume pharmacy is described. The system can include a spill detection subsystem and method. The system can include a cameras to take images that a processed to determine presence of a spilled pharmaceutical. A mirror portion is provided so that the camera can take images of the entire field of the filling area. The mirror portion can be a concave mirror that increases the field of view of the camera. A light panel can illuminate the field of view to allow the camera to take high speed images. A controller can receive a series of at least two images captured by the camera and determine whether an object in the captured images is a spilled pharmaceutical.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2020Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.Inventor: Jerry W. Christopher
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Patent number: 11787578Abstract: The cleaner assembly is configured for cleaning an automated dispensing device is described herein. The cleaner assembly includes a pallet; a plurality of side walls enclosing an inner chamber; a blower configured to propel contaminants into said inner chamber; and at least one roller operably supported by and projecting above at least one of said side walls, said at least one roller being configured to scrape contaminants off of a base plate of the automated dispensing device and towards said blower.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2021Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.Inventor: Craig F. Mortimer
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Patent number: 11789469Abstract: A package delivery system for delivering a plurality of packages with one or more unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) includes a package receptacle to receive and store the plurality of packages. A charging station charges a plurality of UAV batteries which power the one or more UAVs. A UAV landing pad permits the one or more UAVs to land thereon. A loader loads a package of the plurality of packages and/or a UAV battery of the plurality of UAV batteries onto the UAVs when the UAVs are on the UAV landing pad. A transporter moves the packages and/or the UAV batteries s toward the loader.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2020Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.Inventors: John Ciliberti, Jacob J. Reinhardt, Robert E. Hoffman
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Patent number: 11790313Abstract: Methods and systems for item delivery using multiple unmanned aerial vehicles are provided. The methods and systems include operations comprising: obtaining, by a distance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a package that includes a plurality of items, each item being associated with a target delivery destination; delivering, by the distance UAV, the package to a regional hub that includes a local UAV, the distance UAV being configured to travel a longer distance and carry more weight than the local UAV; retrieving, by the local UAV, a given item of the plurality of items from the package; determining, by the local UAV, the target delivery destination associated with the given item; and delivering, by the local UAV, the given item to the target delivery destination.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2019Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.Inventor: Timothy B. Clise
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Patent number: 11789468Abstract: A method for controlling an autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle for delivery of a medication package includes determining a thermal control period for the medication package. The method also includes identifying a delivery location corresponding to the medication package. The method also includes identifying at least one environmental characteristic of an environment that includes a delivery three-dimensional flight path between a starting location and the delivery location, wherein the at least one environmental characteristic indicates an actual weather value at the delivery location. The method also includes determining whether to deliver the medication package based on the thermal control period and the at least one environmental characteristic, using the unmanned aerial vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2022Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.Inventors: Ankur Kaneria, Timothy B. Clise
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Patent number: 11790309Abstract: Systems and methods herein describe receiving a transport request from a first device, transmitting the transport request to a second device, causing the second device to display a first instruction, determining that a current location of a securable container associated with the second device matches the first location, based on the determination, generating a first access code operable to access the securable container, and transmitting the first access code to a third device, receiving an indication that the securable container has been opened using the first access code, based on the indication, causing the second device to display a second instruction, determining that a subsequent location of the securable container matches the second location, based on the determination, generating a second access code and transmitting the second access code to the first device; and receiving a subsequent indication that the securable container has been opened using the second access code.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2020Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.Inventors: Ahmed Wahba, Steven E. Williams, Karl P. Wickizer
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Patent number: 11779272Abstract: A wearable computing device for monitoring and facilitating prescription adherence by a patient is provided. The wearable computing device is in communication with an inventory management server. The wearable computing device includes a processor and a memory. The processor is configured to receive a set of prescription plan data including at least a prescription identifier and a prescription rate associated with the prescription identifier. The processor is further configured to determine an inventory level associated with the prescription identifier. The processor is also configured to determine, based at least on the prescription rate, a time value representing a period of time in which a patient is prescribed to take a pharmaceutical associated with the prescription identifier. The processor is additionally configured to present a prescription inventory indicator representing the inventory level. The processor is also configured to present a timer indicator representing the time value.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.Inventor: Michael Lazo
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Patent number: 11783273Abstract: A system and method for controlling an autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle for retrieval and delivery of a medical package includes determining a thermal control period for the medical package. The disclosure also includes identifying a relevant retrieval location corresponding to the medical package. The disclosure also includes identifying at least one environmental characteristic of an environment that includes a delivery three-dimensional flight path between the relevant retrieval location and a delivery location, wherein the at least one environmental characteristic indicates an actual weather value at the relevant retrieval location. The disclosure also includes determining whether to retrieve the medical package based on the thermal control period and the at least one environmental characteristic, using the unmanned aerial vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2020Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.Inventor: John Ciliberti
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Patent number: 11783186Abstract: Methods and systems for predicting drug directions of a prescription are described. In one embodiment, values of a plurality of required pharmacy elements of a corresponding prescription are received and pre-processed, the values are weighted, a machine learning model to be used by a plurality of machine learning algorithms in predicting drug directions of the prescription is created, and a plurality of drug directions of the prescription are predicted by executing the machine learning algorithms on the weighted values of the plurality of required pharmacy elements of the prescription.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.Inventors: Sudipto Dey, Pulla Reddy P. Yeduru
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Patent number: 11779518Abstract: A container forming apparatus includes a plurality of forming members that have outer forming surfaces, which are shaped to form pockets in a sheet of material. A plurality of actuators are in mechanical connection with the forming members. The actuators are able to extend and retract the forming members. A controller is in electrical communication with the plurality of actuators. The controller is able to simultaneously extend any one or any combination of the forming members to create a plurality of pockets in a determined pattern in the sheet of material to produce a customized blister pack.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.Inventors: Michael L. Davis, Kenneth G. Coulter, David C. Trice
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Patent number: 11776673Abstract: A method includes capturing, by an image-capturing device, a one or more images of at least a portion of a pharmacy workstation. The method also includes identifying, by a processor in communication with the image capturing device, objects of interest in a first image of the one or more images and classifying, by the processor, the detected objects of interest using a convolutional neural network associated with the processor. The method also includes identifying, by the processor, a boundary defining an opening of a container in a second image of the one or more images. The method also includes updating, by the processor, an objects in container list based on a determination that at least one of the classified objects passed the boundary.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.Inventors: Christopher M. Myers, Ellen E. Seeser
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Patent number: 11776672Abstract: A method for dynamically scoring aspects of a data object includes receiving a first data object indicating and determining a first sum of a product of a first value and a first weight value plus a product of a second value and a second weight value and generating a first score based on a result of the first sum. The method also includes determining a second sum of a product of a third value and a third weight value plus a product of a fourth value and a fourth weight value and generating a second score based on a result of the second sum. The method also includes determining a first data object score for the first data object based on, at least, the first score, the second score, and a fifth value.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2020Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.Inventors: John C. Petch, Billeigh Barackman, Stephen J. Bergner, Christopher Greer
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Patent number: 11772838Abstract: A pharmaceutical extractor and associated components and methods for removing pharmaceuticals from a plurality of containers. The extractor includes a plurality of holders. Each holder is configured to hold at least one container of the plurality of containers. Each holder is repeatedly cycled through a series of container operation locations of the pharmaceutical extractor. In the series of container operation locations, the holders receive containers, the containers are cut to form pharmaceutical outlets in the containers, pharmaceuticals are moved out of the pharmaceutical outlets, and empty containers are dropped by the holders.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2019Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.Inventor: Robert E. Hoffman
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Patent number: 11775824Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for receiving a data set that includes demographic data and population data; training, based on the data set, a neural network to establish a relationship between different physical layouts of messages and responses to the different physical layouts of the messages; applying the trained neural network to a user profile to predict a physical layout of a message; generating instructions for an electronic device based on the predicted physical layout of the message, the instructions comprising the message; and transmitting the instructions to the electronic device to create a physical label having a layout corresponding to the predicted physical layout of the message.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.Inventors: Andy Hahn, Thomas E. Henry, Jr.
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Patent number: 11775376Abstract: A method is provided for diagnosing probable root causes of anomalies in computing environments. The method is performed by an anomaly analytics server in networked communication with hosts. The method includes (a) receiving a topology map; (b) receiving event data associated with each host; (c) receiving an anomaly baseline defining thresholds for identifying an anomalous status in each host application; (d) analyzing the event data and the anomaly baseline to determine a host anomaly status for each host; (e) analyzing the host anomaly status and the topology map to determine a tier anomaly status for each of the host tiers; (f) identifying at least one host tier as a root cause host tier by processing the tier anomaly statuses and the set of tier dependencies; and (g) generating an alert identifying each root cause host tier as a probable root cause of an anomaly.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.Inventors: Jason T. Graklanoff, Michael D. Trapani, Scott H. Reid, Raoul J. Paver, James Norberg, Jason A. Pinto
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Patent number: D1001824Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2021Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.Inventors: Marc D. Chechik, Kathleen M. Fortune, Nicholas A. Rudock, Sara A. Raj