Patents by Inventor Greg Pankow

Greg Pankow 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).

  • Patent number: 7937911
    Abstract: A method of preparing a blister card to contain medicaments in accordance with a predetermined prescription, comprises positioning a blister sheet blank having a plurality of blisters onto a support surface of a fixture. Each of the blisters are then at least partially filled with one or more medicaments in accordance with the predetermined prescription. Then, a backing layer blank is positioned over the blister sheet blank to retain the medicaments in the blisters and to prevent contamination. Finally, the blister sheet blank and the backing layer blank are sealed together while positioned on the fixture to form a sealed blister card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Walgreen Co.
    Inventors: Sean McGonagle, Greg Pankow
  • Patent number: 7866476
    Abstract: A product package includes a spine, a plurality of blister cards, and a coupler mechanism. Each blister card includes a plurality of individual cells. Each individual cell includes a blister for containing at least one product. The coupler mechanism is attached to the spine and re-attachably couples the plurality of blister cards within the product package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Walgreen Co.
    Inventors: Sean McGonagle, Greg Pankow, Christina M. Marotta, Amy C. Biesenthal, William H. Valls, Zack Simmering
  • Patent number: 7856363
    Abstract: The method, system and user-interface allows alignment of refill dates associated with a plurality of prescriptions, such that the plurality of prescriptions all require refills on the same date, thus limiting the number of occasions on which a customer must visit the pharmacy to retrieve refills of the aligned prescriptions, and increasing the likelihood that the customer will comply with the recommended medication regimen. The plurality of prescriptions are associated with a plurality of customers, for example, living in the same household, being members of the same family, or being patients in the care of a single entity or person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Walgreen Co.
    Inventors: Christina M. Palazzolo, Greg Pankow, Gyula Jozsef Nadas, Hee Kyu Oh, Peter Liccardo, Laura Jean Tebbe, Guirong Zhou Webb, Steve Scott Dorfman, Rishi Khullar
  • Patent number: 7835924
    Abstract: The method, system and user-interface allows alignment of refill dates associated with a plurality of prescriptions, such that the plurality of prescriptions all require refills on the same date, thus limiting the number of occasions on which a customer must visit the pharmacy to retrieve refills of the aligned prescriptions, and increasing the likelihood that the customer will comply with the recommended medication regimen. Further, the method, system and user interface provides various methods of delivery to the customer of the plurality of aligned prescriptions on the refill dates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Walgreen Co.
    Inventors: Christina M. Palazzolo, Greg Pankow, Gyula Jozef Nadas, Hee Kyu Oh, Peter Liccardo, Laura Jean Tebbe, Guirong Zhou Webb, Steve Scott Dorfman, Rishi Khullar
  • Patent number: 7818950
    Abstract: A method of transferring a plurality of tablets of a product from a first blister card including a first plurality of blisters to a second blister card including a second plurality of blisters includes discharging the plurality of tablets from the first plurality of blisters of the first blister card. Then, each of the plurality of tablets are guided along one of a plurality of passageways defined by a transfer fixture positioned between the first blister card and the second blister card. Finally, the plurality of tablets are received in the second plurality of blisters of the second blister card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Walgreen Co.
    Inventors: Sean McGonagle, Greg Pankow, J. Randolph Lewis, Victor Lee
  • Patent number: 7779614
    Abstract: A method of filling a multi-dose blister card first includes selecting a first intermediate blister card comprising a plurality of tablets of a first product stored within a first plurality of intermediate blisters. Additionally, a multi-dose blister card including a plurality of multi-dose blisters that are empty is selected. The plurality of tablets of the first product from the first plurality of intermediate blisters are transferred into the plurality of multi-dose blisters. Next, a second intermediate blister card including a plurality of tablets of a second product stored within a second plurality of intermediate blisters is selected. The plurality of tablets of the second product are then transferred into the plurality of multi-dose blisters such that at least one of the multi-dose blisters contains one tablet of the first product and one product of the second product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Walgreen Co.
    Inventors: Sean McGonagle, Greg Pankow, J. Randolph Lewis, Victor Lee
  • Publication number: 20100071320
    Abstract: A method in a computer system of distributing pills into containers for use by a patient includes obtaining from a memory a fill pattern including a mapping of each of a first plurality of pills to one of a first plurality of containers such that at least two of the first plurality of pills are mapped to the same one of the first plurality of containers, obtaining from the memory an attribute of each of the first plurality of pills such that at least two of the first plurality of pills differ in at least the obtained attribute, and automatically sorting the first plurality of pills according to the attribute of each of the plurality of pills according to a predefined order to generate an ordered list corresponding to an order of depositing the first plurality of pills into the first plurality of containers
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: WALGREEN CO.
    Inventors: Syed Y. Ali, Amy C. Biesenthal, Rishi Khullar, Victor Lee, Sean McGonagle, Greg Pankow
  • Publication number: 20100031611
    Abstract: A system and method for determining and communicating a volume-based fill pattern for a multi-dose medicament container is disclosed. Pill information corresponding to one or more pills for a patient to be packaged together may be obtained, and non-volume fill factors may be obtained. The volume-based fill pattern may be selected and indicated to be a cuboid volume or a packing parameter fill pattern. Pill and multi-dose medicament container data may be obtained and used to determine a fill pattern that is communicated to a filling entity for execution. The present disclosure may operate in accordance with multi-dose blister packs, and systems and methods of filling said blister packs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2008
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: WALGREEN CO.
    Inventors: Syed Y. Ali, Amy C. Biesenthal, Rishi Khullar, Sean McGonagle, Greg Pankow
  • Publication number: 20090139893
    Abstract: A product package includes a spine, a plurality of blister cards, and a coupler mechanism. Each blister card includes a plurality of individual cells. Each individual cell includes a blister for containing at least one product. The coupler mechanism is attached to the spine and re-attachably couples the plurality of blister cards within the product package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: WALGREEN CO.
    Inventors: Sean McGonagle, Greg Pankow, Christina M. Marotta, Amy C. Biesenthal, William H. Valls, Zack Simmering
  • Publication number: 20090030720
    Abstract: The method, system and user-interface allows alignment of refill dates associated with a plurality of prescriptions, such that the plurality of prescriptions all require refills on the same date, thus limiting the number of occasions on which a customer must visit the pharmacy to retrieve refills of the aligned prescriptions, and increasing the likelihood that the customer will comply with the recommended medication regimen. The plurality of prescriptions are associated with a plurality of customers, for example, living in the same household, being members of the same family, or being patients in the care of a single entity or person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2007
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicant: WALGREEN CO.
    Inventors: Gyula J. Nadas, Greg Pankow, Christina M. Palazzolo, Hee Kyu Oh, Peter Liccardo, Laura J. Tebbe, Guirong Zhou Webb, Steve S. Dorfman, Rishi Khullar
  • Publication number: 20090030725
    Abstract: The method, system and user-interface allows alignment of refill dates associated with a plurality of prescriptions to a plurality of alignment dates, such that a plurality of selected prescriptions require refills on each of the plurality of alignment dates, thus limiting the number of occasions on which a customer must visit the pharmacy to retrieve refills of the aligned prescriptions, and increasing the likelihood that the customer will comply with the recommended medication regimen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2007
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicant: WALGREEN CO.
    Inventors: Gyula J. Nadas, Greg Pankow, Christina M. Palazzolo, Hee K. Oh, Peter Liccardo, Laura J. Tebbe, Guirong Z. Webb, Steve S. Dorfman, Rishi Khullar
  • Publication number: 20090030719
    Abstract: The method, system and user-interface allows alignment of refill dates associated with a plurality of prescriptions, such that the plurality of prescriptions all require refills on the same date, thus limiting the number of occasions on which a customer must visit the pharmacy to retrieve refills of the aligned prescriptions, and increasing the likelihood that the customer will comply with the recommended medication regimen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2007
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicant: WALGREEN CO.
    Inventors: Gyula J. Nadas, Greg Pankow, Christina M. Palazzolo, Hee K. Oh, Peter Liccardo, Laura J. Tebbe, Guirong Z. Webb, Steve S. Dorfman, Rishi Khullar
  • Patent number: 6883722
    Abstract: A portable relaxation and therapy device or kit includes a liquid retention basin having a bottom wall and a perimeter wall upstanding from the bottom wall to define at least one liquid chamber therewithin. A waterfall is provided having a reflecting surface extending generally upwardly from the retention basin to a liquid dispersing waterfall ledge thereabove. The device or kit includes a pump disposed in the liquid chamber in communication with a tube for directing liquid in the retention basin upwardly to the waterfall ledge. The waterfall ledge causes liquid to cascade downwardly to the liquid chamber of the retention basin in front of the reflecting surface of the waterfall wall. The device also includes a cover for the retention basin disposed over the liquid chamber so as to overlie and substantially isolate from view liquid in at least a portion of the retention basin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: Walgreen Co.
    Inventor: Greg Pankow
  • Publication number: 20030178502
    Abstract: A portable relaxation and therapy device or kit includes a liquid retention basin having a bottom wall and a perimeter wall upstanding from the bottom wall to define at least one liquid chamber therewithin. A waterfall is provided having a reflecting surface extending generally upwardly from the retention basin to a liquid dispersing waterfall ledge thereabove. The device or kit includes a pump disposed in the liquid chamber in communication with a tube for directing liquid in the retention basin upwardly to the waterfall ledge. The waterfall ledge causes liquid to cascade downwardly to the liquid chamber of the retention basin in front of the reflecting surface of the waterfall wall. The device also includes a cover for the retention basin disposed over the liquid chamber so as to overlie and substantially isolate from view liquid in at least a portion of the retention basin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2002
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventor: Greg Pankow