Patents by Inventor Brian Vernon

Brian Vernon 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).

  • Medication dispensing cabinet, computing device and associated method for measuring the force applied to a drawer
    Patent number: 9443371
    Abstract: A medication dispensing cabinet, a computing device and an associated method are provided to measure the force applied to a drawer of a medication dispensing cabinet. By measuring the force applied to the drawer of a medication dispensing cabinet, certain predefined condition(s) may be detected, such as the closure of a drawer of a medication dispensing cabinet with an excessive amount of force. In this regard, a medication dispensing cabinet is provided that includes a cabinet body defining an internal cavity and a plurality of drawers disposed within the internal cavity of the cabinet body. The drawers are configured to be slidably opened and closed relative to the cabinet body. The medication dispensing cabinet also includes a force sensor carried by at least one of the cabinet body or one or more of the drawers and configured to measure force applied to a drawer of the medication dispensing cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Aesynt Incorporated
    Inventor: Brian Vernon
  • MEDICATION DISPENSING CABINET, COMPUTING DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD FOR MEASURING THE FORCE APPLIED TO A DRAWER
    Publication number: 20140292165
    Abstract: A medication dispensing cabinet, a computing device and an associated method are provided to measure the force applied to a drawer of a medication dispensing cabinet. By measuring the force applied to the drawer of a medication dispensing cabinet, certain predefined condition(s) may be detected, such as the closure of a drawer of a medication dispensing cabinet with an excessive amount of force. In this regard, a medication dispensing cabinet is provided that includes a cabinet body defining an internal cavity and a plurality of drawers disposed within the internal cavity of the cabinet body. The drawers are configured to be slidably opened and closed relative to the cabinet body. The medication dispensing cabinet also includes a force sensor carried by at least one of the cabinet body or one or more of the drawers and configured to measure force applied to a drawer of the medication dispensing cabinet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: McKesson Automation Inc.
    Inventor: Brian Vernon