Patents by Inventor Elisa Payer

Elisa Payer 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).

  • Publication number: 20220347053
    Abstract: A dispensing mechanism includes at least two helical augers having threads, and at least two channels configured to hold the items to be dispensed. The items to be dispensed are received at least partially within the threads of the augers. The dispensing mechanism includes a drive mechanism engaged with the at least two augers and configured to rotate the at least two augers to transport the items to be dispensed, driven by the threads of the augers, to dispense the items from the dispensing mechanism. The dispensing mechanism may include a separable dispenser and cassette.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Guillermo Trejo, Jing Zhang, Vikram Mehta, Gerardo Moreno, Michael Makay, Ariel David Turgel, Mark Hearn, Elisa Payer
  • Patent number: 11426329
    Abstract: A dispensing mechanism includes at least two helical augers having threads, and at least two channels configured to hold the items to be dispensed. The items to be dispensed are received at least partially within the threads of the augers. The dispensing mechanism includes a drive mechanism engaged with the at least two augers and configured to rotate the at least two augers to transport the items to be dispensed, driven by the threads of the augers, to dispense the items from the dispensing mechanism. The dispensing mechanism may include a separable dispenser and cassette.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: OMNICELL, INC.
    Inventors: Guillermo Trejo, Jing Zhang, Vikram Mehta, Gerardo Moreno, Michael Makay, Ariel David Turgel, Mark Hearn, Elisa Payer
  • Publication number: 20210137788
    Abstract: A dispensing mechanism includes at least two helical augers having threads, and at least two channels configured to hold the items to be dispensed. The items to be dispensed are received at least partially within the threads of the augers. The dispensing mechanism includes a drive mechanism engaged with the at least two augers and configured to rotate the at least two augers to transport the items to be dispensed, driven by the threads of the augers, to dispense the items from the dispensing mechanism. The dispensing mechanism may include a separable dispenser and cassette.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Guillermo Trejo, Jing Zhang, Vikram Mehta, Gerardo Moreno, Michael Makay, Ariel David Turgel, Mark Hearn, Elisa Payer