Patents by Inventor Brad Blackwell

Brad Blackwell 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).

  • Publication number: 20160132662
    Abstract: A medication dispensing cart with remote integration includes a plurality of drawers operably attached to a mast, a drawer controller operably connected to the drawers and configured to locking and unlocking of the drawers, a battery operably connected to the drawer controller and configured to provide power to the drawer controller, and a computer operably connected to the drawer controller and configured to wirelessly connect to a network for a central server computer system to interact with the medication dispensing cart with remote integration for the central server computer system to lock or unlock the drawers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Markos Paradissis, Cynthia Levy, Richard Caldwell, Jennifer Cartright, Ray Vrabel, Brad Blackwell, John Vahlberg
  • Patent number: 9158892
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods are described for remotely managing items that are configured to be stored in at least one dispensing device. This includes receiving user identification information at a host computer system from an electronic device that is remotely located from the dispensing device. This also includes transmitting from the host computer system to the electronic device a disposition of at least one item, wherein the at least one item is associated with a patient. Further, this includes receiving, at the host computer system from the remote electronic device, information about the item originating from the dispensing device, wherein the information includes a further disposition of the item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: OMNICELL, INC.
    Inventors: Cynthia Levy, Richard Caldwell, Jennifer Cartright, Ray Vrabel, Brad Blackwell, John Vahlberg
  • Publication number: 20140180475
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods are described for remotely managing items that are configured to be stored in at least one dispensing device. This include receiving user identification information at a host computer system from an electronic device that is remotely located from the dispensing device. This also includes transmitting from the host computer system to the electronic device a disposition of at least one item, wherein the at least one item is associated with a patient. Further, this includes receiving, at the host computer system from the remote electronic device, information about the item originating from the dispensing device, wherein the information includes a further disposition of the item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: MV Circuit Design, Inc.
    Inventors: Markos Paradissis, Cindy Levy, Richard Caldwell, Jennifer Cartright, Ray Vrabel, Brad Blackwell, John Vahlberg
  • Publication number: 20130158705
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods are described for remotely managing items that are configured to be stored in at least one dispensing device. This includes receiving user identification information at a host computer system from an electronic device that is remotely located from the dispensing device. This also includes transmitting from the host computer system to the electronic device a disposition of at least one item, wherein the at least one item is associated with a patient. Further, this includes receiving, at the host computer system from the remote electronic device, information about the item originating from the dispensing device, wherein the information includes a further disposition of the item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: Omnicell, Inc.
    Inventors: Cynthia Levy, Richard Caldwell, Jennifer Cartright, Ray Vrabel, Brad Blackwell, John Vahlberg
  • Patent number: 8280550
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods are described for remotely managing items that are configured to be stored in at least one dispensing device. This includes receiving user identification information at a host computer system from an electronic device that is remotely located from the dispensing device. This also includes transmitting from the host computer system to the electronic device a disposition of at least one item, wherein the at least one item is associated with a patient. Further, this includes receiving, at the host computer system from the remote electronic device, information about the item originating from the dispensing device, wherein the information includes a further disposition of the item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Omnicell, Inc.
    Inventors: Cynthia Levy, Richard Caldwell, Jennifer Cartright, Ray Vrabel, Brad Blackwell, John Vahlberg
  • Publication number: 20100042437
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods are described for remotely managing items that are configured to be stored in at least one dispensing device. This includes receiving user identification information at a host computer system from an electronic device that is remotely located from the dispensing device. This also includes transmitting from the host computer system to the electronic device a disposition of at least one item, wherein the at least one item is associated with a patient. Further, this includes receiving, at the host computer system from the remote electronic device, information about the item originating from the dispensing device, wherein the information includes a further disposition of the item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: Omnicell, Inc.
    Inventors: Cynthia Levy, Richard Caldwell, Jennifer Cartright, Ray Vrabel, Brad Blackwell, John Vahlberg