Patents by Inventor Dennis Reif
Dennis Reif 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: 11436662Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for operating a pharmacy order-picking device. The present method reduces the susceptibility of the pharmacy order-picking device to disruption. To detect a positioning deviation of the control appliance in the horizontal direction, at least one desired value of at least one reference position is made available, the control appliance is brought to a position corresponding to the desired value in the horizontal direction and, when a signal characteristic of a reference position is detected, an actual value of this reference position is determined. A desired value is compared with a corresponding actual value, or two actual values are compared with each other, and a deviation is determined. If a deviation is determined that exceeds a limit value, a signal pointing to the need for a correction is output. Depending on the deviation, automatic correction of the position deviation can be performed.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2020Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: CAREFUSION GERMANY 326 GMBHInventors: Christoph Hellenbrand, Andreas Klapperich, Andreas Bause, Dennis Reif
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Patent number: 11233319Abstract: A recreational vehicle satellite dish support incorporating a telescopingly segmented first arm having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lower surface; a fulcrum plate attached at the lower surface of the first arm, the fulcrum plate being positioned between the first arm's proximal and distal ends; an upwardly facing pivot stop fixedly attached to the first arm's proximal end; and a satellite dish mount fixedly attached to the first arm's distal end, the satellite dish mount including a telescopingly segmented second arm having upper and lower ends.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2019Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Inventors: Dennis Reif, Nancy Reif
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Publication number: 20200411973Abstract: A recreational vehicle satellite dish support incorporating a telescopingly segmented first arm having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lower surface; a fulcrum plate attached at the lower surface of the first arm, the fulcrum plate being positioned between the first arm's proximal and distal ends; an upwardly facing pivot stop fixedly attached to the first arm's proximal end; and a satellite dish mount fixedly attached to the first arm's distal end, the satellite dish mount including a telescopingly segmented second arm having upper and lower ends.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2019Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: Dennis Reif, Nancy Reif
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Publication number: 20200175568Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for operating a pharmacy order-picking device. The present method reduces the susceptibility of the pharmacy order-picking device to disruption. To detect a positioning deviation of the control appliance in the horizontal direction, at least one desired value of at least one reference position is made available, the control appliance is brought to a position corresponding to the desired value in the horizontal direction and, when a signal characteristic of a reference position is detected, an actual value of this reference position is determined. A desired value is compared with a corresponding actual value, or two actual values are compared with each other, and a deviation is determined. If a deviation is determined that exceeds a limit value, a signal pointing to the need for a correction is output. Depending on the deviation, automatic correction of the position deviation can be performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2020Publication date: June 4, 2020Inventors: Christoph HELLENBRAND, Andreas KLAPPERICH, Andreas BAUSE, Dennis REIF
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Patent number: 10559021Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for operating a pharmacy order-picking device. The present method reduces the susceptibility of the pharmacy order-picking device to disruption. To detect a positioning deviation of the control appliance in the horizontal direction, at least one desired value of at least one reference position is made available, the control appliance is brought to a position corresponding to the desired value in the horizontal direction and, when a signal characteristic of a reference position is detected, an actual value of this reference position is determined. A desired value is compared with a corresponding actual value, or two actual values are compared with each other, and a deviation is determined. If a deviation is determined that exceeds a limit value, a signal pointing to the need for a correction is output. Depending on the deviation, automatic correction of the position deviation can be performed.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2013Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: CAREFUSION GERMANY 326 GMBHInventors: Christoph Hellenbrand, Andreas Klapperich, Andreas Bause, Dennis Reif
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Patent number: 9984353Abstract: The invention relates to a method for detecting incorrect storage of medicament packages in a pharmacy order-picking device. Such incorrect storage can occur in the event that manual removal of medicament packages becomes necessary due to a malfunction. The pharmacy order-picking device comprises a series of shelves comprising a plurality of shelf compartments and at least one movable operating device in front of the row of shelves, wherein the operating device has a gripping device as well as a sensor.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2013Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: CAREFUSION GERMANY 326 GMBHInventors: Christoph Hellenbrand, Dennis Reif, Andreas Klapperich
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Patent number: 9771216Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for retrieving medication packages from a pharmacy order-picking device. In modern pharmacy order-picking devices, medication packages are stored for space optimization, which can cause a number of heavy packages to be stored on one shelf, causing the shelf to bend, which may prevent retrieval. In the method according to the disclosure, an operating device (20) is displaced in a displacement position to a predetermined shelf position, at least one medication package (30) on a shelf (11) belonging to the shelf position is moved with a gripping device (22) in the direction of a support (21) and it is then checked whether the at least one medication package (30) has moved fully onto the support (21).Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 2016Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: CareFusion Germany 326 GmbHInventors: Christoph Hellenbrand, Andreas Klapperich, Dennis Reif
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Publication number: 20160176634Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for retrieving medication packages from a pharmacy order-picking device. In modern pharmacy order-picking devices, medication packages are stored for space optimization, which can cause a number of heavy packages to be stored on one shelf, causing the shelf to bend, which may prevent retrieval. In the method according to the disclosure, an operating device (20) is displaced in a displacement position to a predetermined shelf position, at least one medication package (30) on a shelf (11) belonging to the shelf position is moved with a gripping device (22) in the direction of a support (21) and it is then checked whether the at least one medication package (30) has moved fully onto the support (21).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 29, 2016Publication date: June 23, 2016Inventors: Christoph HELLENBRAND, Andreas KLAPPERICH, Dennis REIF
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Patent number: 9296569Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for retrieving medication packages from a pharmacy order-picking device. In the method according to the invention, an operating device is displaced in a displacement position to a predetermined shelf position, at least one medication package on a shelf belonging to the shelf position is moved with a gripping device in the direction of a support and it is then checked whether the at least one medication package has moved fully onto the support. If the check has a negative outcome, an edge of the shelf on which the at least one medication package is stored is detected with a sensor of the operating device and said operating device is displaced to a corresponding shelf position, the gripping device having been brought into the displacement position before displacement.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2013Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: CAREFUSION GERMANY 326 GMBHInventors: Christoph Hellenbrand, Andreas Klapperich, Dennis Reif
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Publication number: 20150032568Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for operating a pharmacy order-picking device. The present method reduces the susceptibility of the pharmacy order-picking device to disruption. To detect a positioning deviation of the control appliance in the horizontal direction, at least one desired value of at least one reference position is made available, the control appliance is brought to a position corresponding to the desired value in the horizontal direction and, when a signal characteristic of a reference position is detected, an actual value of this reference position is determined. A desired value is compared with a corresponding actual value, or two actual values are compared with each other, and a deviation is determined. If a deviation is determined that exceeds a limit value, a signal pointing to the need for a correction is output. Depending on the deviation, automatic correction of the position deviation can be performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2013Publication date: January 29, 2015Applicant: CareFusion Germany 326 GmbHInventors: Christoph Hellenbrand, Andreas Klapperich, Andreas Bause, Dennis Reif
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Publication number: 20150012293Abstract: The invention relates to a method for detecting incorrect storage of medicament packages in a pharmacy order-picking device. Such incorrect storage can occur in the event that manual removal of medicament packages becomes necessary due to a malfunction. The pharmacy order-picking device comprises a series of shelves comprising a plurality of shelf compartments and at least one movable operating device in front of the row of shelves, wherein the operating device has a gripping device as well as a sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2013Publication date: January 8, 2015Inventors: Christoph Hellenbrand, Dennis Reif, Andreas Klapperich
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Publication number: 20140377050Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for retrieving medication packages from a pharmacy order-picking device. In the method according to the invention, an operating device is displaced in a displacement position to a predetermined shelf position, at least one medication package on a shelf belonging to the shelf position is moved with a gripping device in the direction of a support and it is then checked whether the at least one medication package has moved fully onto the support. If the check has a negative outcome, an edge of the shelf on which the at least one medication package is stored is detected with a sensor of the operating device and said operating device is displaced to a corresponding shelf position, the gripping device having been brought into the displacement position before displacement.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2013Publication date: December 25, 2014Applicant: Carefusion Germany 326 GmbHInventors: Christoph Hellenbrand, Andreas Klapperich, Dennis Reif