Patents by Inventor Gary Paul Cotton

Gary Paul Cotton 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).

  • Traceable Medical Vials
    Publication number: 20240029873
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for tracing and tracking medical vial is provided herein. A traceable vial may include a vial configured to hold contents therein and a tracking assembly fitted to an exterior portion of the vial and housing electronic components configured to transmit a signal indicating a status of the vial. A traceable vial system may include at least one traceable vial and a receiver configured to receive the signal from the at least one traceable vial and to detect one or more metric of the at least one traceable vial based on the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Gary Paul Cotton, Paul Gregoire Deroulhac, Sri Lakshmi Guduru
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHILD-RESISTANT AND SENIOR FRIENDLY PACKAGING
    Publication number: 20110162330
    Abstract: Systems and methods related to a packaging system having a blister pack sandwiched between a plurality of protective layers. One or more protective layers disposed above the blister pack may include perforations running along the perimeter region. A child attempting to separate the protective layers from the blister pack may only be able to strip away the perimeter region thereby securing the blister pack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2008
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Inventors: Gary Paul Cotton, Juliet Gail Mcquillan, Mani Sundararajan
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHILD-RESISTANT AND SENIOR FRIENDLY PACKAGING
    Publication number: 20090107873
    Abstract: Systems and methods related to a packaging system having a blister pack sandwiched between a plurality of protective layers. One or more protective layers disposed above the blister pack may include perforations running along the perimeter region. A child attempting to separate the protective layers from the blister pack may only be able to strip away the perimeter region thereby securing the blister pack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Inventors: Gary Paul Cotton, Juliet Gail McQuillan, Mani Sundararajan, Michael L. Forehand, Brian D. Johnson, Thomas Scott Ellis