Patents by Inventor Jake R. SMITH

Jake R. SMITH 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).

  • DEVICES FOR CAPPING VIALS USEFUL IN SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING PRESCRIPTIONS
    Publication number: 20260184551
    Abstract: An apparatus for securing a cap on a cylindrical container includes: a stage for separately receiving a cap and a container; an elevator movable upwardly away from the stage and downwardly toward the stage; and a cap holding assembly mounted on the elevator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2026
    Publication date: July 2, 2026
    Inventors: Jake R. Smith, Mark Goodman, Michael Lee McCord, Sam Beeler, Andrew Scott Mandeville
  • Devices for capping vials useful in system and method for dispensing prescriptions
    Patent number: 12589981
    Abstract: An apparatus for securing a cap on a cylindrical container includes: a stage for separately receiving a cap and a container; an elevator movable upwardly away from the stage and downwardly toward the stage; and a cap holding assembly mounted on the elevator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2026
    Assignee: PARATA SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Jake R. Smith, Mark Goodman, Michael Lee McCord, Sam Beeler, Andrew Scott Mandeville
  • DEVICES FOR CAPPING VIALS USEFUL IN SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING PRESCRIPTIONS
    Publication number: 20260070772
    Abstract: An apparatus for securing a cap on a cylindrical container includes: a stage for separately receiving a cap and a container; an elevator movable upwardly away from the stage and downwardly toward the stage; and a cap holding assembly mounted on the elevator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2024
    Publication date: March 12, 2026
    Inventors: Jake R. Smith, Mark Goodman, Michael Lee McCord, Sam Beeler, Andrew Scott Mandeville
  • PRIMING APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20240165326
    Abstract: A priming system including a resilient chamber having flexible walls and a first check valve in a first fluid pathway between the resilient chamber and a fluid reservoir such that a fluid flows through the first check valve only in a direction from the fluid reservoir toward the resilient chamber and the fluid returns to the fluid reservoir through a second fluid pathway between the resilient chamber and the fluid reservoir upon compression of the walls of the resilient chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2024
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Jonathan YEH, Jake R. SMITH, Soon Y. PARK, Tammy NGUYEN
  • Priming apparatus and method
    Patent number: 11944782
    Abstract: A priming system including a resilient chamber having flexible walls and a first check valve in a first fluid pathway between the resilient chamber and a fluid reservoir such that a fluid flows through the first check valve only in a direction from the fluid reservoir toward the resilient chamber and the fluid returns to the fluid reservoir through a second fluid pathway between the resilient chamber and the fluid reservoir upon compression of the walls of the resilient chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: CAREFUSION 303, INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan Yeh, Jake R. Smith, Soon Y. Park, Tammy Nguyen
  • PRIMING APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20220347383
    Abstract: A priming system including a resilient chamber having flexible walls and a first check valve in a first fluid pathway between the resilient chamber and a fluid reservoir such that a fluid flows through the first check valve only in a direction from the fluid reservoir toward the resilient chamber and the fluid returns to the fluid reservoir through a second fluid pathway between the resilient chamber and the fluid reservoir upon compression of the walls of the resilient chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Jonathan YEH, Jake R. SMITH, Soon Y. PARK, Tammy NGUYEN
  • Priming apparatus and method
    Patent number: 11419981
    Abstract: A priming system including a resilient chamber having flexible walls and a first check valve in a first fluid pathway between the resilient chamber and a fluid reservoir such that a fluid flows through the first check valve only in a direction from the fluid reservoir toward the resilient chamber and the fluid returns to the fluid reservoir through a second fluid pathway between the resilient chamber and the fluid reservoir upon compression of the walls of the resilient chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: CAREFUSION 303, INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan Yeh, Jake R. Smith, Soon Y. Park, Tammy Nguyen
  • PRIMING APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20200001008
    Abstract: A priming system including a resilient chamber having flexible walls and a first check valve in a first fluid pathway between the resilient chamber and a fluid reservoir such that a fluid flows through the first check valve only in a direction from the fluid reservoir toward the resilient chamber and the fluid returns to the fluid reservoir through a second fluid pathway between the resilient chamber and the fluid reservoir upon compression of the walls of the resilient chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Jonathan YEH, Jake R. SMITH, Soon Y. PARK, Tammy NGUYEN
  • Priming apparatus and method
    Patent number: 10413662
    Abstract: A priming system including a resilient chamber having flexible walls and a first check valve in a first fluid pathway between the resilient chamber and a fluid reservoir such that a fluid flows through the first check valve only in a direction from the fluid reservoir toward the resilient chamber and the fluid returns to the fluid reservoir through a second fluid pathway between the resilient chamber and the fluid reservoir upon compression of the walls of the resilient chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: CAREFUSION 303, INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan Yeh, Jake R. Smith, Soon Y. Park, Tammy Nguyen
  • PRIMING APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20160331893
    Abstract: A priming system including a resilient chamber having flexible walls and a first check valve in a first fluid pathway between the resilient chamber and a fluid reservoir such that a fluid flows through the first check valve only in a direction from the fluid reservoir toward the resilient chamber and the fluid returns to the fluid reservoir through a second fluid pathway between the resilient chamber and the fluid reservoir upon compression of the walls of the resilient chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Jonathan YEH, Jake R. SMITH, Soon Y. PARK, Tammy NGUYEN