Patents by Inventor Nicole M. Chrusciel

Nicole M. Chrusciel 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).

  • Portable and modular prescription drug dispensing device
    Patent number: 9489491
    Abstract: A dispensing device for dispensing doses of non-individually packaged pills at a plurality of pre-specified dosing times includes a housing that holds a removable magazine, a dispensing unit and an electronic circuit. The removable magazine is configured to hold a stack of the non-individually packaged pills. The dispensing unit is configured to operate on the removable magazine to dispense a pre-specified dose of the pills upon receipt of a signal. The electronic circuit includes a timer that provides the signal at the pre-specified dosing times to activate the dispensing unit to dispense the pre-specified dose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Norwich University
    Inventors: Nicole M. Chrusciel, Jeremy A. Hansen
  • Portable and Modular Prescription Drug Dispensing Device
    Publication number: 20140214200
    Abstract: A dispensing device for dispensing doses of non-individually packaged pills at a plurality of pre-specified dosing times includes a housing that holds a removable magazine, a dispensing unit and an electronic circuit. The removable magazine is configured to hold a stack of the non-individually packaged pills. The dispensing unit is configured to operate on the removable magazine to dispense a pre-specified dose of the pills upon receipt of a signal. The electronic circuit includes a timer that provides the signal at the pre-specified dosing times to activate the dispensing unit to dispense the pre-specified dose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Inventors: Nicole M. Chrusciel, Jeremy A. Hansen