Patents by Inventor David J. Parrish
David J. Parrish 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: 9299210Abstract: A pharmaceutical dispensing system includes: a frame having first and second opposed sides; a plurality of bins configured to house pharmaceutical tablets, each of the bins being accessible from the first side of the frame for replenishment of pharmaceutical tablets; and a plurality of chutes, each of the chutes connected to and associated with a respective one of the plurality of bins, each of the chutes being accessible from the second side of the frame for dispensing of pharmaceutical tablets. A system of this configuration can facilitate operation by physically separating replenishment tasks from dispensing tasks, thereby enabling these tasks to be performed simultaneously.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2008Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: Parata Systems, LLCInventors: David J. Parrish, Thomas P. Rhoads, Jr., David Alan Calderwood, Jesse Samuel Eberdt, III
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Patent number: 8777055Abstract: A passive chute assembly includes: a chute configured to receive objects to be dispensed, the chute having an outlet; and a passive dispensing unit attached to the chute outlet. The passive dispensing unit has a staging portion, wherein objects are captured prior to dispensing. The staging portion is movable between a staging position, in which objects may be captured within the staging portion, and a dispensing position, in which the objects may be fed gravimetrically into a receptacle positioned below the dispensing unit. The staging portion includes an adaptive opening that, when the staging portion moves to the dispensing position, opens adaptively corresponding to a diameter of the receptacle.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2012Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Parata Systems, LLCInventors: Bryan Patrick Farnsworth, Christopher Todd Hilliard, Jason Cora, Andrew Kirk Dummer, David J. Parrish, Dennis Vaders, Jennifer Ann Mauger
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Patent number: 8281955Abstract: A passive chute assembly includes: a chute configured to receive objects to be dispensed, the chute having an outlet; and a passive dispensing unit attached to the chute outlet. The passive dispensing unit has a staging portion, wherein objects are captured prior to dispensing. The staging portion is movable between a staging position, in which objects may be captured within the staging portion, and a dispensing position, in which the objects may be fed gravimetrically into a receptacle positioned below the dispensing unit. The staging portion includes an adaptive opening that, when the staging portion moves to the dispensing position, opens adaptively corresponding to a diameter of the receptacle.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2011Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: Parata Systems, LLCInventors: Bryan Patrick Farnsworth, Christopher Todd Hilliard, Jason Cora, Andrew Kirk Dummer, David J. Parrish, Dennis Vaders, Jennifer Ann Mauger
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Publication number: 20120061417Abstract: A passive chute assembly includes: a chute configured to receive objects to be dispensed, the chute having an outlet; and a passive dispensing unit attached to the chute outlet. The passive dispensing unit has a staging portion, wherein objects are captured prior to dispensing. The staging portion is movable between a staging position, in which objects may be captured within the staging portion, and a dispensing position, in which the objects may be fed gravimetrically into a receptacle positioned below the dispensing unit. The staging portion includes an adaptive opening that, when the staging portion moves to the dispensing position, opens adaptively corresponding to a diameter of the receptacle.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2011Publication date: March 15, 2012Inventors: Bryan Patrick Farnsworth, Christopher Todd Hilliard, Jason Cora, Andrew Kirk Dummer, David J. Parrish, Dennis Vaders, Jennifer Ann Mauger
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Patent number: 8061560Abstract: A passive chute assembly includes: a chute configured to receive objects to be dispensed, the chute having an outlet; and a passive dispensing unit attached to the chute outlet. The passive dispensing unit has a staging portion, wherein objects are captured prior to dispensing. The staging portion is movable between a staging position, in which objects may be captured within the staging portion, and a dispensing position, in which the objects may be fed gravimetrically into a receptacle positioned below the dispensing unit. The staging portion includes an adaptive opening that, when the staging portion moves to the dispensing position, opens adaptively corresponding to a diameter of the receptacle.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2008Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Assignee: Parata Systems, LLCInventors: Bryan Patrick Farnsworth, Christopher Todd Hilliard, Jason Cora, Andrew Kirk Dummer, David J. Parrish, Dennis Vaders, Jennifer Ann Mauger
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Publication number: 20090173745Abstract: A pharmaceutical dispensing system comprises: a frame having first and second opposed sides; a plurality of bins configured to house pharmaceutical tablets, each of the bins being accessible from the first side of the frame for replenishment of pharmaceutical tablets; a plurality of chutes, each of the chutes connected to and associated with a respective one of the plurality of bins, each of the chutes being accessible from the second side of the frame for dispensing of pharmaceutical tablets; a first graphics user interface mounted on the first side of the frame for controlling the replenishment of the plurality of bins; and a second graphics user interface mounted on the second side of the frame for controlling the dispensing of pharmaceutical tablets from the chutes. In this configuration, the system can dispense and be replenished very efficiently.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2008Publication date: July 9, 2009Inventor: David J. Parrish
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Publication number: 20090140002Abstract: A passive chute assembly includes: a chute configured to receive objects to be dispensed, the chute having an outlet; and a passive dispensing unit attached to the chute outlet. The passive dispensing unit has a staging portion, wherein objects are captured prior to dispensing. The staging portion is movable between a staging position, in which objects may be captured within the staging portion, and a dispensing position, in which the objects may be fed gravimetrically into a receptacle positioned below the dispensing unit. The staging portion includes an adaptive opening that, when the staging portion moves to the dispensing position, opens adaptively corresponding to a diameter of the receptacle.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2008Publication date: June 4, 2009Inventors: Bryan Patrick Farnsworth, Christopher Todd Hilliard, Jason Cora, Andrew Kirk Dummer, David J. Parrish, Dennis Vaders, Jennifer Ann Mauger
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Publication number: 20090043421Abstract: A pharmaceutical dispensing system includes: a frame having first and second opposed sides; a plurality of bins configured to house pharmaceutical tablets, each of the bins being accessible from the first side of the frame for replenishment of pharmaceutical tablets; and a plurality of chutes, each of the chutes connected to and associated with a respective one of the plurality of bins, each of the chutes being accessible from the second side of the frame for dispensing of pharmaceutical tablets. A system of this configuration can facilitate operation by physically separating replenishment tasks from dispensing tasks, thereby enabling these tasks to be performed simultaneously.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2008Publication date: February 12, 2009Inventors: David J. Parrish, Thomas P. Rhoads, JR., David Alan Calderwood, Jesse Samuel Eberdt, III
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Patent number: 5450884Abstract: A multi-compartment spout for a fuel dispensing nozzle includes a cylindrical, longitudinally extending outer wall, and at least one interior, longitudinally extending dividing wall. The dividing wall defines a fuel passageway within the spout which communicates with a fuel passageway in the body of the nozzle for dispensing fuel into the fuel tank of a vehicle, and a vapor recovery passageway within the spout which communicates with a vapor recovery passageway in the body of the nozzle for returning fuel vapor to an underground tank and thereby preventing the vapor from escaping into the atmosphere. In a preferred embodiment, the spout includes another interior longitudinally extending dividing wall which defines a shut-off passageway within the spout which communicates with a venturi-vacuum chamber in the nozzle for automatically shutting off the flow of fuel through the nozzle when the vehicle fuel tank is full.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 1994Date of Patent: September 19, 1995Assignee: Emco Wheaton, Inc.Inventors: Chih-Kun J. Shih, David J. Parrish
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Patent number: 5390712Abstract: A fuel dispensing and vapor recovery nozzle includes a body portion having a fuel passageway therethrough, a main valve in the fuel passageway for controlling the flow of fuel therethrough, a manually operable valve actuating lever for opening the main valve, a pivot member mounting the lever for pivotal movement, an elongate pivot mounting member carrying the pivot member and mounted for sliding longitudinal movement, a venturi responsive to fuel flow through the fuel passageway for creating a vacuum, a shut-off passageway from the venturi to the spout adapted to be closed when the fuel tank is filled, a locking device normally locking the pivot mounting member against longitudinal movement so that the pivot member is stationary and the lever is operable to open the main valve, a vacuum responsive device for rendering the locking device inoperable upon the shut-off passageway becoming blocked, a vapor recovery passageway in the body portion extending longitudinally therethrough, a vapor recovery passageway iType: GrantFiled: October 1, 1993Date of Patent: February 21, 1995Assignee: Emco Wheaton, Inc.Inventors: David J. Parrish, Chih-Kun Shih, John L. Johnson
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Patent number: D623208Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2008Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: Parata Systems, LLCInventors: David J. Parrish, Daryl Oshatz, James R. Gentry, Jr., Jesse Samuel Eberdt, III, Thomas P. Rhoads, Jr., David Alan Calderwood
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Patent number: D662953Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2010Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: Parata Systems, LLCInventors: David J. Parrish, Daryl Oshatz, James R. Gentry, Jr., Jesse Samuel Eberdt, III, Thomas P. Rhoads, Jr., David Alan Calderwood
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Patent number: D662954Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2010Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: Parata Systems, LLCInventors: David J. Parrish, Daryl Oshatz, James R. Gentry, Jr., Jesse Samuel Eberdt, III, Thomas P. Rhoads, Jr., David Alan Calderwood