Patents by Inventor Max J. Peoples, Jr.

Max J. Peoples, Jr. 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).

  • System and method for accurately dispensing prescriptions in a pharmacy
    Patent number: 6260761
    Abstract: A device and method is provided for converting product-specific identification numbers associated with bar code indicia on pharmaceutical products to an industry standard identification number. The process involves reading a bar code indicia, converting the indicia into an input string and standardizing the input string by means of adding or subtracting characters in accordance with rules based on the bar code type and length of the input string. By means of the invention pharmaceutical products of two different sources may be compared to determine if they contain the same drug as determined by the standard identification number. The device can include a removable member for interchanging and updating bar code indicia information rather than reprogramming the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2001
    Inventor: Max J. Peoples, Jr.
  • Device for conversion from a pharmaceutical identification number to a standardized number and method for doing the same
    Patent number: 6098892
    Abstract: A device and method is provided for converting product-specific identification numbers associated with bar code indicia on pharmaceutical products to an industry standard identification number. The process involves reading a bar code indicia, converting the indicia into an input string and standardizing the input string by means of adding or subtracting characters in accordance with rules based on the bar code type and length of the input string. By means of the invention pharmaceutical products of two different sources may be compared to determine if they contain the same drug as determined by the standard identification number. The device can include a removable member for interchanging and updating bar code indicia information rather than reprogramming the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2000
    Inventor: Max J. Peoples, Jr.