Patents by Inventor James Terwilliger

James Terwilliger 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).

  • Packaging apparatus for handling pills and associated method
    Patent number: 11220361
    Abstract: A packaging apparatus and method for depositing pills into a series of containers is provided. A cylindrical rotary slat is rotatable about a first axis and comprises radially inward and outward portions, the radially outward portion defining pill apertures for receiving pills therein at a first angular position. A negative pressure system is configured to apply a negative pressure to the pill apertures to retain the pills therein. Two ejection devices are in communication with the pill apertures at a second angular position and a third angular position of the rotary slat to eject the respective pills outwardly from the pill apertures. A plurality of collection mechanisms is disposed adjacent to the radially outward portion about the second and third angular positions, and is configured to collect the pills ejected from the pill apertures and to direct the pills toward the respective series of containers for deposition therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Aylward Enterprises, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Fahey, Vincent Holley, Jeffrey Burkett, James Terwilliger
  • PACKAGING APPARATUS FOR HANDLING PILLS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD
    Publication number: 20200115088
    Abstract: A packaging apparatus and method for depositing pills into a series of containers is provided. A cylindrical rotary slat is rotatable about a first axis and comprises radially inward and outward portions, the radially outward portion defining pill apertures for receiving pills therein at a first angular position. A negative pressure system is configured to apply a negative pressure to the pill apertures to retain the pills therein. Two ejection devices are in communication with the pill apertures at a second angular position and a third angular position of the rotary slat to eject the respective pills outwardly from the pill apertures. A plurality of collection mechanisms is disposed adjacent to the radially outward portion about the second and third angular positions, and is configured to collect the pills ejected from the pill apertures and to direct the pills toward the respective series of containers for deposition therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Jonathan Fahey, Vincent Holley, Jeffrey Burkett, James Terwilliger
  • DYNAMIC DISTRIBUTED QUERY EXECUTION OVER HETEROGENEOUS SOURCES
    Publication number: 20120215763
    Abstract: An execution strategy is generated for a program that interacts with data from multiple heterogeneous data sources during program execution as a function of data source capabilities and costs. Portions of the program can be executed locally and/or remotely with respect to the heterogeneous data sources and results combined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gregory Hughes, Michael Coulson, James Terwilliger, Clemens Szyperski