Patents by Inventor John E. Gobinski

John E. Gobinski 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).

  • Computer implemented method and system for analyzing pharmaceutical benefit plans and for providing member specific advice, optionally including lower cost pharmaceutical alternatives
    Patent number: 8380540
    Abstract: A method is described for reducing medication purchasing costs for a member of a pharmaceutical benefits plan. A member's currently prescribed medications are analyzed, and at least one substitute medication is recommended for the analyzed medication, this recommendation is based the member's pharmaceutical benefit plan. In response to the recommendation, the system receives at least one of an authorization and selection of a substitute medication. Approval for this medication is requested from the member's doctor. Further, the requested approval is sent along with a plurality of other medication substitution requests. The responses are processed to complete the substitution of the medication for the member. The member is informed that the substitute medication was approved for their purchase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Medco Health Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Jack A. Smith, Thomas E. Feitel, Brian W. Cavanagh, Vicente L. Caride, Giovanni C. Minardi, Shannon Sue Scullin, John E. Gobinski
  • Computer implemented method and system for analyzing pharmaceutical benefit plans and for providing member specific advice, optionally including lower cost pharmaceutical alternatives
    Patent number: 7734483
    Abstract: A method is described for reducing medication purchasing costs for a member of a pharmaceutical benefits plan. A member's currently prescribed medications are analyzed, and at least one substitute medication is recommended for the analyzed medication, this recommendation is based the member's pharmaceutical benefit plan. In response to the recommendation, the system receives at least one of an authorization and selection of a substitute medication. Approval for this medication is requested from the member's doctor. Further, the requested approval is sent along with a plurality of other medication substitution requests. The responses are processed to complete the substitution of the medication for the member. The member is informed that the substitute medication was approved for their purchase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Medco Health Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Jack A. Smith, Thomas E. Feitel, Brian W. Cavanagh, Vicente L. Caride, Giovanni C. Minardi, Shannon Sue Scullin, John E. Gobinski
  • Display screen with a graphical user interface
    Patent number: D752085
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Express Scripts, Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph J. Staiano, John E. Gobinski, Shami Sandhu, Ami Gopalan
  • Display screen with a graphical user interface
    Patent number: D754679
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Express Scripts, Inc.
    Inventors: John E. Gobinski, Ralph J. Staiano, Shami Sandhu, Ami Gopalan
  • Display screen with a graphical user interface
    Patent number: D773518
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Express Scripts, Inc.
    Inventors: Shami Sandhu, John E. Gobinski, Ami Gopalan, Ralph J. Staiano
  • Display screen with a graphical user interface
    Patent number: D774540
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: Express Scripts, Inc.
    Inventors: Ami Gopalan, John E. Gobinski, Ralph J. Staiano, Shami Sandhu
  • Display screen with a graphical user interface
    Patent number: D776683
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Express Scripts, Inc.
    Inventors: John E. Gobinski, Ralph J. Staiano, Shami Sandhu, Ami Gopalan
  • Display screen with a graphical user interface
    Patent number: D776684
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Express Scripts, Inc.
    Inventors: John E. Gobinski, Ralph J. Staiano, Shami Sandhu, Ami Gopalan
  • Display screen with a graphical user interface
    Patent number: D776685
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Express Scripts, Inc.
    Inventors: John E. Gobinski, Ralph J. Staiano, Shami Sandhu, Ami Gopalan
  • Display screen with a graphical user interface
    Patent number: D776686
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Express Scripts, Inc.
    Inventors: John E. Gobinski, Ralph J. Staiano, Shami Sandhu, Ami Gopalan
  • Display screen with a graphical user interface
    Patent number: D790586
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Express Scripts, Inc.
    Inventors: Ami Gopalan, John E. Gobinski, Ralph J. Staiano, Shami Sandhu
  • Display screen with a graphical user interface
    Patent number: D791166
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Express Scripts, Inc.
    Inventors: Shami Sandhu, John E. Gobinski, Ami Gopalan, Ralph J. Staiano