Abstract: The present invention is a container cap sensors, chips, transmitters, and receiver, to record, transmit, and receive data regarding the time intervals between when the container cap was last placed on or taken off of a container. The container cap is for use with pharmaceutical and other health care related vials, bottles and containers. The data transmission is used to monitor a patient's drug administration times and intervals, and allows the patient and/or the patient's caregiver to review the administration data. The container cap of the present invention is streamlined, easy to use, reliable, and inexpensive.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 14, 2013
Publication date:
September 18, 2014
Applicant:
Timer Cap Company, LLC
Inventors:
Richard Million Burke, JR., Howard David Goldberg, Philip John Tomasi, Lawrence M. Twersky
Abstract: The invention is a container cap with a timer. The timer has a centralized activation pin or mechanism that activates the timer when the cap is secured to a container. The timer is used to determine how much time has passed since the cap was secured to the container. The timer cap of the present invention is streamlined, easier to use, more reliable, and has a lower manufacturing cost than currently available timer caps.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 24, 2011
Date of Patent:
May 21, 2013
Assignee:
Timer Cap Company, LLC
Inventors:
Richard Million Burke, Jr., Aaron Horton, Howard David Goldberg, Paul L. Stals, Philip John Tomasi