Patents by Inventor Larry A. Tupler

Larry A. Tupler 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).

  • Publication number: 20200335192
    Abstract: Medication administrations and adherence systems and related methods are disclosed. According to an aspect, a medicine administration system includes a case having a drawer that defines compartments for holding medication. The system also includes a mobile computing device. The mobile computing device includes a housing configured to attach to the case. Further, the mobile computing device includes a user interface. The mobile computing device includes one or more processors and memory configured to determine contents of each of the compartments. Further, the processor(s) and memory is configured to manage adherence to a prescription based on the contents The processor(s) and memory are also configured to control the user interface to present information to a user about adhering to the prescription and information about location of prescribed medication in the compartments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Larry A. Tupler, Yuan-Shin Lee, Yi Cai
  • Publication number: 20180308571
    Abstract: Medication administration and adherence systems and related methods are disclosed. According to another aspect, a medication dispenser includes a receptacle configured to receive medication. The medication dispenser also includes medication dispensing mechanism configured to position the medication for access by a patient. Further, the medication dispenser includes a medication manager configured to receive a prescription for administering the received medication to the patient. The medication manager can also identify the received medication. Further, the medication manager can control the medication dispensing mechanism to position the medication for access by the patient based on identification of the received medication and the prescription.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Larry A. Tupler, Yuan-Shin Lee, Yi Cai