Patents by Inventor Brian Marshall BURNEY
Brian Marshall BURNEY 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).
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Patent number: 10329098Abstract: A vial hopper and feeder assembly is used in conjunction with automated prescription filling devices and systems, wherein the vial hopper and feeder assembly is configured to allow an operator to dump a large number of vials into a hopper in a random orientation, and the hopper/feeder assembly has the capability of selecting individual vials, orienting them in the proper direction, and delivering them individually in assembly line fashion, and in proper orientation, to the next step of the prescription filling process. A rotatable singulator receives the vials, feeds each vial individually to a pocket within a rotating turnstile. Sensors detect the presence and orientation of the vial, upright or upside down, and the turnstile rotates either clockwise or counterclockwise, based on the orientation of the vial within the pocket, to release each vial in one single direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2016Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Inventors: Derek William Thompson, Bryant James Deakins, Brian Marshall Burney
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Patent number: 10322885Abstract: A vial hopper and feeder assembly is used in conjunction with automated prescription filling devices and systems, wherein the vial hopper and feeder assembly is configured to allow an operator to dump a large number of vials into a hopper in a random orientation, and the hopper/feeder assembly has the capability of selecting individual vials, orienting them in the proper direction, and delivering them individually in assembly line fashion, and in proper orientation, to the next step of the prescription filling process. A rotatable singulator receives the vials, feeds each vial individually to a pocket within a rotating turnstile. Sensors detect the presence and orientation of the vial, upright or upside down, and the turnstile rotates either clockwise or counterclockwise, based on the orientation of the vial within the pocket, to release each vial in one single direction.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2015Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Inventors: Derek William Thompson, Bryant James Deakins, Brian Marshall Burney
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Patent number: 9956145Abstract: A low-profile visual counting system is provided and designed to count pills or other small discrete objects. This technology is vision based, which allows a pharmacist or other user to pour pills onto a counting surface in a single layer, and then the device tells the user how many pills are on that surface. The present device places the camera and preferably an infrared light source below the counting surface. This offers the unique advantage of not having to mount a camera above the counting surface which reduces the size and improves the aesthetic characteristics of such a device. The image is captured and then processed to determine the number of pills on the surface. This system may be interfaced with other networks, terminals, and existing pharmacy management systems.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2015Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Inventors: Derek William Thompson, Brian Marshall Burney, Bryant James Deakins, Corey Spencer Martin, Michael Jones, Steven Craig Israel
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Patent number: 9922384Abstract: A wireless computerized will call system is provided for filling prescriptions and then locating specific prescriptions that have been filled when the customer arrives to pick up the prescription. The system includes a computer workstation or network, a wireless transmitter, and hanger bags for temporarily storing prescriptions awaiting customer pick up. The hanger bags are equipped with wireless receivers and transducers. When a pharmacy worker commands the computer system to locate a specific prescription, the specific hanger bag containing that prescription receives a wireless signal from the computer system and activates the transducer on the hanger bag to alert the pharmacy worker to the location of the prescription.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2012Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Inventors: William Robert Cobb, Chris Gregory Cox, Barton Carter Mitchell, Derek William Thompson, Brian Marshall Burney
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Publication number: 20170079885Abstract: A low-profile visual counting system is provided and designed to count pills or other small discrete objects. This technology is vision based, which allows a pharmacist or other user to pour pills onto a counting surface in a single layer, and then the device tells the user how many pills are on that surface. The present device places the camera and preferably an infrared light source below the counting surface. This offers the unique advantage of not having to mount a camera above the counting surface which reduces the size and improves the aesthetic characteristics of such a device. The image is captured and then processed to determine the number of pills on the surface. This system may be interfaced with other networks, terminals, and existing pharmacy management systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2015Publication date: March 23, 2017Inventors: Derek William Thompson, Brian Marshall Burney, Bryant James Deakins, Corey Spencer Martin, Michael Jones, Steven Craig Israel
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Publication number: 20160338910Abstract: A vial hopper and feeder assembly is used in conjunction with automated prescription filling devices and systems, wherein the vial hopper and feeder assembly is configured to allow an operator to dump a large number of vials into a hopper in a random orientation, and the hopper/feeder assembly has the capability of selecting individual vials, orienting them in the proper direction, and delivering them individually in assembly line fashion, and in proper orientation, to the next step of the prescription filling process. A rotatable singulator receives the vials, feeds each vial individually to a pocket within a rotating turnstile. Sensors detect the presence and orientation of the vial, upright or upside down, and the turnstile rotates either clockwise or counterclockwise, based on the orientation of the vial within the pocket, to release each vial in one single direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2016Publication date: November 24, 2016Inventors: Derek William Thompson, Bryant James Deakins, Brian Marshall Burney
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Publication number: 20160332765Abstract: An automated vial label assembly for three-sided pharmaceutical vials includes a conveyor assembly, an elevator assembly, and a printer assembly. The labeling process may be controlled and programmed by a computing device with sensors present at deliberate points throughout the assembly to communicate and transmit information back to the computing device. Such information may include the location and position of the vial, the status of the printed label, and the rotational speed of the container and label assembly. This system may be used to label any size or shape of bottle, including more traditional cylindrical or square shaped containers. The labeling module may be used as a stand-alone labeling system or may be a module used in combination with a larger system such as a pharmaceutical dispensing assembly whereby vials may be sorted, labeled, and filled with the appropriate medications.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2015Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventors: Derek William Thompson, Bryant James Deakins, Brian Marshall Burney
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Publication number: 20160331635Abstract: A vial hopper and feeder assembly is used in conjunction with automated prescription filling devices and systems, wherein the vial hopper and feeder assembly is configured to allow an operator to dump a large number of vials into a hopper in a random orientation, and the hopper/feeder assembly has the capability of selecting individual vials, orienting them in the proper direction, and delivering them individually in assembly line fashion, and in proper orientation, to the next step of the prescription filling process. A rotatable singulator receives the vials, feeds each vial individually to a pocket within a rotating turnstile. Sensors detect the presence and orientation of the vial, upright or upside down, and the turnstile rotates either clockwise or counterclockwise, based on the orientation of the vial within the pocket, to release each vial in one single direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2015Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventors: Derek William Thompson, Bryant James Deakins, Brian Marshall Burney
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Publication number: 20130297325Abstract: A wireless computerized will call system is provided for filling prescriptions and then locating specific prescriptions that have been filled when the customer arrives to pick up the prescription. The system includes a computer workstation or network, a wireless transmitter, and hanger bags for temporarily storing prescriptions awaiting customer pick up. The hanger bags are equipped with wireless receivers and transducers. When a pharmacy worker commands the computer system to locate a specific prescription, the specific hanger bag containing that prescription receives a wireless signal from the computer system and activates the transducer on the hanger bag to alert the pharmacy worker to the location of the prescription.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2012Publication date: November 7, 2013Inventors: William Robert COBB, Chris Gregory COX, Barton Carter MITCHELL, Derek William THOMPSON, Brian Marshall BURNEY