Patents by Inventor David Monto

David Monto 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).

  • System, method and corresponding apparatus for singulating a unit dose blister card
    Patent number: 8869667
    Abstract: An apparatus for singulating unit dose blisters from a blister card including at least two perforations separating unit dose blisters positioned adjacent to each other and extending along a longitudinal length of the blister card is provided. The apparatus may include a perforation determiner and a blister card cutter. The perforation determiner may be configured to generate information indicative of a distance between a first perforation location and a second perforation location of the blister card with respect to perforations extending along a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal length of the blister card and separating unit dose blisters to be singulated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Aesynt Incorporated
    Inventors: David Deutsch, Bruce Thompson, David Monto, Robert Jaynes, William Meyer, Shawn T. Greyshock
  • Method, computer program product and apparatus for facilitating storage and/or retrieval of unit dose medications
    Patent number: 8527090
    Abstract: A method for facilitating storage and/or retrieval of unit dose medications may include receiving an indication that a medication receptacle is positioned proximate to an alignment pin, determining a position of the alignment pin relative to an alignment guide disposed in the medication receptacle, and providing an output indicative of an alignment state of the medication receptacle based on the position determined. A corresponding computer program product and apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: McKesson Automation Inc.
    Inventors: David Monto, Ben Tylenda, Anandhi Sarangan, Mark Leng, Shawn Greyshock
  • METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING STORAGE AND/OR RETRIEVAL OF UNIT DOSE MEDICATIONS
    Publication number: 20110245969
    Abstract: A method for facilitating storage and/or retrieval of unit dose medications may include receiving an indication that a medication receptacle is positioned proximate to an alignment pin, determining a position of the alignment pin relative to an alignment guide disposed in the medication receptacle, and providing an output indicative of an alignment state of the medication receptacle based on the position determined. A corresponding computer program product and apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventors: David Monto, Ben Tylenda, Anandhi Sarangan, Mark Leng, Shawn Greyshock
  • SYSTEM, METHOD AND CORRESPONDING APPARATUS FOR SINGULATING A UNIT DOSE BLISTER CARD
    Publication number: 20110132163
    Abstract: An apparatus for singulating unit dose blisters from a blister card including at least two perforations separating unit dose blisters positioned adjacent to each other and extending along a longitudinal length of the blister card is provided. The apparatus may include a perforation determiner and a blister card cutter. The perforation determiner may be configured to generate information indicative of a distance between a first perforation location and a second perforation location of the blister card with respect to perforations extending along a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal length of the blister card and separating unit dose blisters to be singulated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Inventors: David Deutsch, Bruce Thompson, David Monto, Robert Jaynes, William Meyer, Shawn T. Greyshock