Patents by Inventor Dave Doster

Dave Doster 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).

  • Methods and systems for autonomous dispensing of products
    Patent number: 11636459
    Abstract: Systems and methods for autonomously dispensing items. A dispensing system receives a first distributed ledger transaction that: i) identifies an item, ii) identifies a container associated with and containing the item, iii) includes a status indicator in a first state identifying the item as present in the container, and iv) includes an authorization code associated with a mobile device. The authorization code is received from the mobile device. The dispensing system creates a second distributed ledger transaction based on the first distributed ledger transaction that changes the status indicator to a second state identifying the item as authorized for dispensing. Responsive to the creation of the second distributed ledger transaction, access is autonomously provided to the item. The dispensing system creates a third distributed ledger transaction based on the second distributed ledger transaction that changes the status indicator to a third state identifying the item as dispensed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: APEX INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Edward A. Fullman, Benjamin V. Savage, Saurabh Sarkar, Dave Doster, George Hoffman
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTONOMOUS DISPENSING OF PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20200074440
    Abstract: Systems and methods for autonomously dispensing items. A dispensing system receives a first distributed ledger transaction that: i) identifies an item, ii) identifies a container associated with and containing the item, iii) includes a status indicator in a first state identifying the item as present in the container, and iv) includes an authorization code associated with a mobile device. The authorization code is received from the mobile device. The dispensing system creates a second distributed ledger transaction based on the first distributed ledger transaction that changes the status indicator to a second state identifying the item as authorized for dispensing. Responsive to the creation of the second distributed ledger transaction, access is autonomously provided to the item. The dispensing system creates a third distributed ledger transaction based on the second distributed ledger transaction that changes the status indicator to a third state identifying the item as dispensed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: Apex Industrial Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Edward A. Fullman, Benjamin V. Savage, Saurabh Sarkar, Dave Doster, George Hoffman