Patents by Inventor Jacob J. Reinhardt
Jacob J. Reinhardt 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: 12153449Abstract: A package delivery system for delivering a plurality of packages with one or more unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) includes a package receptacle to receive and store the plurality of packages. A charging station charges a plurality of UAV batteries which power the one or more UAVs. A UAV landing pad permits the one or more UAVs to land thereon. A loader loads a package of the plurality of packages and/or a UAV battery of the plurality of UAV batteries onto the UAVs when the UAVs are on the UAV landing pad. A transporter moves the packages and/or the UAV batteries s toward the loader.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2023Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.Inventors: John Ciliberti, Jacob J. Reinhardt, Robert E. Hoffman
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Publication number: 20240362573Abstract: A mail-order drug delivery system includes an order processing device configured to determine a first shipping mode and a corresponding first shipping carrier, generate an expected shipping duration associated with delivery of a drug, determine an origin forecasted temperature, determine a destination forecasted temperature, associate a shipping container with the drug to contain the drug, access temperature model data associated with the shipping container; and determine a predicted temperature of the drug at the shipping destination. The determination is based on forecasted temperatures, the expected shipping duration, the temperature model data, a next pickup time, a storage location of the drug, and a time difference between packing and the next pickup time.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2024Publication date: October 31, 2024Inventor: Jacob J. Reinhardt
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Patent number: 12056650Abstract: A mail-order drug delivery system includes an order processing device configured to determine a first shipping mode and a corresponding first shipping carrier, generate an expected shipping duration associated with delivery of a drug, determine an origin forecasted temperature, determine a destination forecasted temperature, associate a shipping container with the drug to contain the drug, access temperature model data associated with the shipping container; and determine a predicted temperature of the drug at the shipping destination. The determination is based on forecasted temperatures, the expected shipping duration, the temperature model data, a next pickup time, a storage location of the drug, and a time difference between packing and the next pickup time.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2023Date of Patent: August 6, 2024Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.Inventor: Jacob J. Reinhardt
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Publication number: 20230418313Abstract: A package delivery system for delivering a plurality of packages with one or more unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) includes a package receptacle to receive and store the plurality of packages. A charging station charges a plurality of UAV batteries which power the one or more UAVs. A UAV landing pad permits the one or more UAVs to land thereon. A loader loads a package of the plurality of packages and/or a UAV battery of the plurality of UAV batteries onto the UAVs when the UAVs are on the UAV landing pad. A transporter moves the packages and/or the UAV batteries s toward the loader.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Inventors: John Ciliberti, Jacob J. Reinhardt, Robert E. Hoffman
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Publication number: 20230385749Abstract: A mail-order drug delivery system includes an order processing device configured to determine a first shipping mode and a corresponding first shipping carrier, generate an expected shipping duration associated with delivery of a drug, determine an origin forecasted temperature, determine a destination forecasted temperature, associate a shipping container with the drug to contain the drug, access temperature model data associated with the shipping container; and determine a predicted temperature of the drug at the shipping destination. The determination is based on forecasted temperatures, the expected shipping duration, the temperature model data, a next pickup time, a storage location of the drug, and a time difference between packing and the next pickup time.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2023Publication date: November 30, 2023Inventor: Jacob J. Reinhardt
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Patent number: 11794982Abstract: A pharmaceutical package for carrying a pharmaceutical container includes a first housing and a second housing in the first housing. The second housing defines a compartment sized and shaped to receive and carry the pharmaceutical container. A gas chamber is disposed between the first and second housings. The gas chamber is configured to hold a gas in an inflated state of the gas chamber. A passage extends from the first housing to the second housing and defines a passageway extending there-between to allow the pharmaceutical container to be positioned in the compartment of the second housing by moving the pharmaceutical container through the passageway. One or more supports are connected to and extending between the first housing and the second housing. The one or more supports secure and hold the second housing in the first housing.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2023Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.Inventors: Christina M. Vallery, Jacob J. Reinhardt, Cory B. Fross
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Patent number: 11789469Abstract: A package delivery system for delivering a plurality of packages with one or more unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) includes a package receptacle to receive and store the plurality of packages. A charging station charges a plurality of UAV batteries which power the one or more UAVs. A UAV landing pad permits the one or more UAVs to land thereon. A loader loads a package of the plurality of packages and/or a UAV battery of the plurality of UAV batteries onto the UAVs when the UAVs are on the UAV landing pad. A transporter moves the packages and/or the UAV batteries s toward the loader.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2020Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.Inventors: John Ciliberti, Jacob J. Reinhardt, Robert E. Hoffman
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Patent number: 11727342Abstract: Methods and systems for prescription drug shipping selection are provided. In one embodiment, a shipping temperature for a prescription drug may be identified. A forecast temperature may be determined for a shipping origin and a forecast temperature may be determined for a shipping destination. One or more potential packing configurations capable of achieving the shipping temperature between the shipping origin and the shipping destination may be determined. A shipping cost for each of the one or more potential packing configurations may be calculated. Packaging materials and labor cost may additionally be considered. Other methods and systems are described.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2020Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Express Scripts Strategie Development, Inc.Inventor: Jacob J. Reinhardt
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Publication number: 20230211936Abstract: A pharmaceutical package for carrying a pharmaceutical container includes a first housing and a second housing in the first housing. The second housing defines a compartment sized and shaped to receive and carry the pharmaceutical container. A gas chamber is disposed between the first and second housings. The gas chamber is configured to hold a gas in an inflated state of the gas chamber. A passage extends from the first housing to the second housing and defines a passageway extending there-between to allow the pharmaceutical container to be positioned in the compartment of the second housing by moving the pharmaceutical container through the passageway. One or more supports are connected to and extending between the first housing and the second housing. The one or more supports secure and hold the second housing in the first housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2023Publication date: July 6, 2023Inventors: Christina M. Vallery, Jacob J. Reinhardt, Cory B. Fross
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Patent number: 11639262Abstract: A pharmaceutical package for carrying a pharmaceutical container includes a first housing and a second housing in the first housing. The second housing defines a compartment sized and shaped to receive and carry the pharmaceutical container. A gas chamber is disposed between the first and second housings. The gas chamber is configured to hold a gas in an inflated state of the gas chamber. A passage extends from the first housing to the second housing and defines a passageway extending there-between to allow the pharmaceutical container to be positioned in the compartment of the second housing by moving the pharmaceutical container through the passageway. One or more supports are connected to and extending between the first housing and the second housing. The one or more supports secure and hold the second housing in the first housing.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2022Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.Inventors: Christina M. Vallery, Jacob J. Reinhardt, Cory B. Fross
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Publication number: 20230065350Abstract: A pharmaceutical package for carrying a pharmaceutical container includes a first housing and a second housing in the first housing. The second housing defines a compartment sized and shaped to receive and carry the pharmaceutical container. A gas chamber is disposed between the first and second housings. The gas chamber is configured to hold a gas in an inflated state of the gas chamber. A passage extends from the first housing to the second housing and defines a passageway extending there-between to allow the pharmaceutical container to be positioned in the compartment of the second housing by moving the pharmaceutical container through the passageway. One or more supports are connected to and extending between the first housing and the second housing. The one or more supports secure and hold the second housing in the first housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2022Publication date: March 2, 2023Inventors: Christina M. Vallery, Jacob J. Reinhardt, Cory B. Fross
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Patent number: 11511924Abstract: A pharmaceutical package for carrying a pharmaceutical container includes a first housing and a second housing in the first housing. The second housing defines a compartment sized and shaped to receive and carry the pharmaceutical container. A gas chamber is disposed between the first and second housings. The gas chamber is configured to hold a gas in an inflated state of the gas chamber. A passage extends from the first housing to the second housing and defines a passageway extending there-between to allow the pharmaceutical container to be positioned in the compartment of the second housing by moving the pharmaceutical container through the passageway. One or more supports are connected to and extending between the first housing and the second housing. The one or more supports secure and hold the second housing in the first housing.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2021Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.Inventors: Christina M. Vallery, Jacob J. Reinhardt, Cory B. Fross
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Publication number: 20210371186Abstract: A pharmaceutical package for carrying a pharmaceutical container includes a first housing and a second housing in the first housing. The second housing defines a compartment sized and shaped to receive and carry the pharmaceutical container. A gas chamber is disposed between the first and second housings. The gas chamber is configured to hold a gas in an inflated state of the gas chamber. A passage extends from the first housing to the second housing and defines a passageway extending there-between to allow the pharmaceutical container to be positioned in the compartment of the second housing by moving the pharmaceutical container through the passageway. One or more supports are connected to and extending between the first housing and the second housing. The one or more supports secure and hold the second housing in the first housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2021Publication date: December 2, 2021Inventors: Christina M. Vallery, Jacob J. Reinhardt, Cory B. Fross
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Patent number: 11091309Abstract: A pharmaceutical package for carrying a pharmaceutical container includes a first housing and a second housing in the first housing. The second housing defines a compartment sized and shaped to receive and carry the pharmaceutical container. A gas chamber is disposed between the first and second housings. The gas chamber is configured to hold a gas in an inflated state of the gas chamber. A passage extends from the first housing to the second housing and defines a passageway extending there-between to allow the pharmaceutical container to be positioned in the compartment of the second housing by moving the pharmaceutical container through the passageway. One or more supports are connected to and extending between the first housing and the second housing. The one or more supports secure and hold the second housing in the first housing.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2019Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Express Scripts Strategie Development, Inc.Inventors: Christina M. Vallery, Jacob J. Reinhardt, Cory B. Fross
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Publication number: 20210103885Abstract: Methods and systems for prescription drug shipping selection are provided. In one embodiment, a shipping temperature for a prescription drug may be identified. A forecast temperature may be determined for a shipping origin and a forecast temperature may be determined for a shipping destination. One or more potential packing configurations capable of achieving the shipping temperature between the shipping origin and the shipping destination may be determined. A shipping cost for each of the one or more potential packing configurations may be calculated. Packaging materials and labor cost may additionally be considered. Other methods and systems are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2020Publication date: April 8, 2021Inventor: Jacob J. Reinhardt
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Patent number: 10909492Abstract: Methods and systems for prescription drug shipping selection are provided. For example, a shipping temperature for a prescription drug may be identified. A forecast temperature may be determined for a shipping origin and a forecast temperature may be determined for a shipping destination. One or more potential packing configurations capable of achieving the shipping temperature between the shipping origin and the shipping destination may be determined. A shipping cost for each of the one or more potential packing configurations may be calculated. Packaging materials and labor cost may additionally be considered. Other methods and systems are described.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2015Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.Inventor: Jacob J. Reinhardt
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Patent number: 10470977Abstract: Methods and systems for a drug supply with an associated dosage regimen are described. A plurality of dosage containers are sequentially stored in drug boxes. The dosage containers are associated with a first time of treatment. The drug boxes are associated with a certain recurring time, e.g., morning, afternoon and evening or four boxes associated with four times a day. The entire day is covered by a plurality of drug boxes for treatment. This organizes the drugs such that compliance with complex treatment regimens may be increased. The drugs in each of the dosage containers need not be the same dosage or even the same drugs each time.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2019Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: Accredo Health Group, Inc.Inventors: Christina J. Thach, Charles E. Eller, Mark G. Bini, Terry Griffith, Jacob J. Reinhardt, Kristin Trower, Stefanie Pitts
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Publication number: 20190254931Abstract: Methods and systems for a drug supply with an associated dosage regimen are described. A plurality of dosage containers are sequentially stored in drug boxes. The dosage containers are associated with a first time of treatment. The drug boxes are associated with a certain recurring time, e.g., morning, afternoon and evening or four boxes associated with four times a day. The entire day is covered by a plurality of drug boxes for treatment. This organizes the drugs such that compliance with complex treatment regimens may be increased. The drugs in each of the dosage containers need not be the same dosage or even the same drugs each time.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2019Publication date: August 22, 2019Inventors: Christina J. Thach, Charles E. Eller, Mark G. Bini, Terry Griffith, Jacob J. Reinhardt, Kristin Trower, Stefanie Pitts
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Patent number: 10370190Abstract: Method and systems for capping are described. In one embodiment, an order processing device, a cap device, a plurality of feeders and a capping implement are provided. The order processing device processes orders with containers. The cap device is adapted to cap the container and is communicatively connected to the order processing device. The cap device is adapted to receive dispensation preferences from the order processing device. The cap device includes a plurality of feeders and a capping implement. Each feeder has a unique type of crown portion of a cap for capping. The capping implement is adapted to grasp the crown portion from the feeder. The cap device is adapted to select a feeder from which to grasp the crown portion based on the dispensation preferences. Additional methods and systems are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2015Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.Inventors: Charles E. Eller, Jacob J. Reinhardt, Thomas C. Pegg
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Patent number: 10322066Abstract: Methods and systems for a drug supply with an associated dosage regimen are described. A plurality of dosage containers are sequentially stored in drug boxes. The dosage containers are associated with a first time of treatment. The drug boxes are associated with a certain recurring time, e.g., morning, afternoon and evening or four boxes associated with four times a day. The entire day is covered by a plurality of drug boxes for treatment. This organizes the drugs such that compliance with complex treatment regimens may be increased. The drugs in each of the dosage containers need not be the same dosage or even the same drugs each time.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2016Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignee: Accredo Health Group, Inc.Inventors: Christina J. Thach, Charles E. Eller, Mark G. Bini, Terry Griffith, Jacob J. Reinhardt, Kristin Trower, Stefanie Pitts