Patents by Inventor Brent M. Skoda

Brent M. Skoda 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).

  • Patent number: 11882438
    Abstract: At least one aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a system for verifying the identity of a user of a nicotine dispenser. The system can include a nicotine dispenser configured to remain locked until the receipt of a signal, and a personal communication device configured to communicate with the nicotine dispenser via a wireless communication link. The personal communication device can execute an application configured to scan identification data of the user, verify the identification data of the user, and communicate the identification signal to the user. Another aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a system for monitoring and controlling use of a nicotine dispenser. The system can include a nicotine dispenser, a processor, and a nicotine-containing unit. The processor can be configured to monitor use of the nicotine dispenser, determine an amount of nicotine dispensed is greater than a threshold, and lock the nicotine dispenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Inventor: Brent M. Skoda
  • Publication number: 20230197236
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for managing a medical supply chain. According to one aspect, a remote medical management environment can include a medical management system intermediary to a plurality of patients and a plurality of medical care providers. The medical management system can communicate with medical dispensing devices configured to dispense medication to patients. Further, the medical management system can communicate with provider devices through which medical care providers can provide information regarding services provided to users or instructions associated with medication use. The medical management system can detect medication supply events based on information communicated by the medical dispensing devices and/or provider devices or based on information stored at the medical management system. Upon detecting a supply/refill event, the medical management system can initiate a supply refill process for supplying medication or medical device(s) to a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: Zorday IP, LLC
    Inventor: Brent M. Skoda
  • Publication number: 20230112752
    Abstract: A vaporization and inhalation apparatus comprising a cartridge container configured to receive a cartridge including a liquid. The apparatus includes a heating element configured to heat the liquid to a point of vaporization to generate a vaporized form of the liquid. The apparatus also includes an outlet port through which the vaporized form of the liquid is inhaled. There is also a system for medical dispensing, management and monitoring. According to one aspect, a remote medical management environment can include a medical management system intermediary to a plurality of patients and a plurality of medical care providers. The medical management system can communicate with medical dispensing devices configured to dispense medication to patients. The remote medical management environment can allow medical care providers, such as doctors, the ability to remotely manage and administer medications to patients, while at the same time, avoid accidental medicinal drug use and abuse by patients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: Zorday IP, LLC
    Inventor: Brent M. Skoda
  • Publication number: 20230098610
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a medical diagnostic and delivery device that includes a mouthguard, a dental brace or a denture. The device can be positioned within a mouth or a buccal cavity of a user. A housing of the device can be shaped to be removably secured within the buccal cavity of the user, for example, include grooves shaped and sized to match a dental bite of the user. The device includes a cartridge containing one more substances or medications configured to be delivered to a user in the form a liquid, particles, or fine mist. Any suitable first air medication can be contained within the cartridge such as epinephrine, blood thinners, painkillers, vitamins or any other suitable drugs for limiting the extent of injury.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: Zorday IP, LLC
    Inventor: Brent M. Skoda
  • Publication number: 20230074392
    Abstract: An mixing device includes at least one mixing chamber, a memory, a processor coupled to the memory, and a set of instructions stored on the memory and configured to be executed by the processor. The processor is configured to determine a custom mixing recipe comprising a plurality of ingredient types and corresponding amounts for each of the plurality of ingredient types. The processor is further configured to insert the plurality of ingredient types into a first mixing chamber. A first amount of a first ingredient type and a second amount of a second ingredient type are inserted according to the custom mixing recipe. The processor is further configured to mix the plurality of ingredient types in the first mixing chamber. The processor is further configured to dispense a mixture of the plurality of ingredient types as at least one of a vapor, a fine powder, a mist, and a liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: Zorday IP, LLC
    Inventor: Brent M. Skoda
  • Publication number: 20230064402
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for medical dispensing, management and monitoring. According to one aspect, a remote medical management environment can include a medical management system intermediary to a plurality of patients and a plurality of medical care providers. The medical management system can communicate with medical dispensing devices configured to dispense medication to patients. Further, the medical management system can communicate with provider devices through which medical care providers can access medicine related information of patients and provide instructions, which can administer treatment protocols to patients of the medical dispensing devices. The remote medical management environment can allow medical care providers, such as doctors, the ability to remotely manage and administer medications to patients, while at the same time, avoid medicinal drug abuse by patients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: Zorday IP, LLC
    Inventor: Brent M. Skoda
  • Publication number: 20230063372
    Abstract: A vaporization and inhalation apparatus comprising a cartridge container configured to receive a cartridge including a liquid. The apparatus includes a heating element configured to heat the liquid to a point of vaporization to generate a vaporized form of the liquid. The apparatus also includes an outlet port through which the vaporized form of the liquid is inhaled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: Zorday IP, LLC
    Inventor: Brent M. Skoda
  • Publication number: 20220104664
    Abstract: According to one aspect, disclosed is a dispenser. The dispenser can include a housing. The housing can include a compartment for a container containing a substance for dispensing. The dispenser can include substance dispenser configured to dispense the substance from the container, the substance dispenser coupled to a substance-monitoring sensor. The dispenser can include a light emitter configured to emit light. The dispenser can include a communications module configured to communicate data between the dispensing system and a server. Processors can actuate the substance dispenser to dispense the substance responsive to a sanitation request. The processors can actuate the light emitter to emit light. The processors can determine, from the substance-monitoring sensor, an amount of substance remaining in the container. The processors can transmit, via the communications module, the amount to the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventor: Brent M. Skoda
  • Patent number: 11275070
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a medical diagnostic and delivery device includes a dipstick type device. The device include cartridge containing one more substance or medicaments configured to be delivered to a user in the form a liquid, particles, or fine mist. In particular embodiments, the device can include a heating element to vaporize the substance and deliver the vapor to a user. In various embodiments, the device includes one or more sensors configured to analyze the one or substances or medications contained within the cartridge and sense, detect or otherwise determine an expiration date of the substance or medication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Inventor: Brent M. Skoda
  • Patent number: 11234465
    Abstract: At least one aspect is directed to a system and method for modifying the operational settings of vaporizer devices. An application executed on a client device may render a graphical user interface on a display of the client device for inputting operational settings of a vaporizer device. Once inputted via the user interface of the application, the client device may transmit the operational settings via a network to the vaporizer device. In response to the receipt, the vaporizer device may store and save the operational settings and may adjust the operations of one or more components of the vaporizer device to satisfy the operational settings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Ahkeo Labs, LLC
    Inventor: Brent M. Skoda
  • Publication number: 20210202056
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for managing a medical supply chain. According to one aspect, a remote medical management environment can include a medical management system intermediary to a plurality of patients and a plurality of medical care providers. The medical management system can communicate with medical dispensing devices configured to dispense medication to patients. Further, the medical management system can communicate with provider devices through which medical care providers can provide information regarding services provided to users or instructions associated with medication use. The medical management system can detect medication supply events based on information communicated by the medical dispensing devices and/or provider devices or based on information stored at the medical management system. Upon detecting a supply/refill event, the medical management system can initiate a supply refill process for supplying medication or medical device(s) to a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: Zorday IP, LLC
    Inventor: Brent M. Skoda
  • Publication number: 20200258612
    Abstract: An mixing device includes at least one mixing chamber, a memory, a processor coupled to the memory, and a set of instructions stored on the memory and configured to be executed by the processor. The processor is configured to determine a custom mixing recipe comprising a plurality of ingredient types and corresponding amounts for each of the plurality of ingredient types. The processor is further configured to insert the plurality of ingredient types into a first mixing chamber. A first amount of a first ingredient type and a second amount of a second ingredient type are inserted according to the custom mixing recipe. The processor is further configured to mix the plurality of ingredient types in the first mixing chamber. The processor is further configured to dispense a mixture of the plurality of ingredient types as at least one of a vapor, a fine powder, a mist, and a liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: Zorday IP, LLC
    Inventor: Brent M. Skoda
  • Publication number: 20200251210
    Abstract: A vaporization and inhalation apparatus comprising a cartridge container configured to receive a cartridge including a liquid. The apparatus includes a heating element configured to heat the liquid to a point of vaporization to generate a vaporized form of the liquid. The apparatus also includes an outlet port through which the vaporized form of the liquid is inhaled. There is also a system for medical dispensing, management and monitoring. According to one aspect, a remote medical management environment can include a medical management system intermediary to a plurality of patients and a plurality of medical care providers. The medical management system can communicate with medical dispensing devices configured to dispense medication to patients. The remote medical management environment can allow medical care providers, such as doctors, the ability to remotely manage and administer medications to patients, while at the same time, avoid accidental medicinal drug use and abuse by patients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: Zorday IP, LLC
    Inventor: Brent M. Skoda
  • Publication number: 20200211704
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for medical dispensing, management and monitoring. According to one aspect, a remote medical management environment can include a medical management system intermediary to a plurality of patients and a plurality of medical care providers. The medical management system can communicate with medical dispensing devices configured to dispense medication to patients. Further, the medical management system can communicate with provider devices through which medical care providers can access medicine related information of patients and provide instructions, which can administer treatment protocols to patients of the medical dispensing devices. The remote medical management environment can allow medical care providers, such as doctors, the ability to remotely manage and administer medications to patients, while at the same time, avoid medicinal drug abuse by patients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: Zorday IP, LLC
    Inventor: Brent M. Skoda
  • Publication number: 20200137570
    Abstract: At least one aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a system for verifying the identity of a user of a nicotine dispenser. The system can include a nicotine dispenser configured to remain locked until the receipt of a signal, and a personal communication device configured to communicate with the nicotine dispenser via a wireless communication link. The personal communication device can execute an application configured to scan identification data of the user, verify the identification data of the user, and communicate the identification signal to the user. Another aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a system for monitoring and controlling use of a nicotine dispenser. The system can include a nicotine dispenser, a processor, and a nicotine-containing unit. The processor can be configured to monitor use of the nicotine dispenser, determine an amount of nicotine dispensed is greater than a threshold, and lock the nicotine dispenser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: Zorday IP, LLC
    Inventor: Brent M. Skoda
  • Publication number: 20200005924
    Abstract: A dispenser for dispensing an amount of liquid inhalable composition, the dispenser comprising: an optical radiation source, an optical detection sensor, an atomizer for atomizing the liquid inhalable composition, an event tracking electronic module for determining the number of vapes passing out of the dispenser; and an electronic visual display for displaying a vape count.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: Zorday IP, LLC
    Inventor: Brent M. Skoda
  • Publication number: 20190378609
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system for medical dispensing, management and monitoring. According to one aspect, a remote medical management environment can include a medical management system intermediary to a plurality of patients and a plurality of medical care providers. The medical management system can communicate with medical dispensing devices configured to dispense medication to patients. Further, the medical management system can communicate with provider devices through which medical care providers can access medicine related information of patients and provide instructions, which can administer treatment protocols to patients of the medical dispensing devices. The remote medical management environment can allow medical care providers, such as doctors, the ability to remotely manage and administer medications to patients, while at the same time, avoid accidental medicinal drug use and abuse by patients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventor: Brent M. Skoda
  • Publication number: 20190240429
    Abstract: A vaporization and inhalation apparatus comprising a cartridge container configured to receive a cartridge including a liquid. The apparatus includes a heating element configured to heat the liquid to a point of vaporization to generate a vaporized form of the liquid. The apparatus also includes an outlet port through which the vaporized form of the liquid is inhaled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Applicant: Zorday IP, LLC
    Inventor: Brent M. Skoda
  • Publication number: 20190231992
    Abstract: At least one aspect is directed to a system and method for modifying the operational settings of vaporizer devices. An application executed on a client device may render a graphical user interface on a display of the client device for inputting operational settings of a vaporizer device. Once inputted via the user interface of the application, the client device may transmit the operational settings via a network to the vaporizer device. In response to the receipt, the vaporizer device may store and save the operational settings and may adjust the operations of one or more components of the vaporizer device to satisfy the operational settings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventor: Brent M. Skoda
  • Publication number: 20190160269
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a medical diagnostic and delivery device that includes a mouthguard, a dental brace or a denture. The device can be positioned within a mouth or a buccal cavity of a user. A housing of the device can be shaped to be removably secured within the buccal cavity of the user, for example, include grooves shaped and sized to match a dental bite of the user. The device includes a cartridge containing one more substances or medications configured to be delivered to a user in the form a liquid, particles, or fine mist. Any suitable first air medication can be contained within the cartridge such as epinephrine, blood thinners, painkillers, vitamins or any other suitable drugs for limiting the extent of injury.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventor: Brent M. Skoda