Patents by Inventor Samuel Affare

Samuel Affare 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).

  • Patent number: 12665093
    Abstract: A method for determining a social health score for a region includes receiving first data for a geographical area. The first data includes values for multiple features corresponding to multiple domains (such as economic, education, and environmental). The method includes, for a first domain, selecting a first set of features (for example, an environmental domain may include a feature that describes the amount of the geographical area covered by impervious surfaces), and determining weights for the first set of features. The method includes receiving second data for the region and determining a first region domain score based on the second data and the first feature weights. The method includes determining a total score for the region based on the first region domain score that indicates a level of resource access for a population of the region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2026
    Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.
    Inventors: David Lucero, Andrew Vinson, Samuel Affare, Alexi E. Makarkin
  • Publication number: 20250329471
    Abstract: A method for determining a social health score for a region includes (i) receiving first data for a geographical area including values for a plurality of features corresponding to a plurality of domains; (ii) for a first domain of the plurality of domains, selecting a first set of features that correspond to the first domain, and determining first feature weights for the first set of features based on a quantile g-computation of the values of the first data for the first set of features; (iii) receiving second data for the region including values for a subset of the plurality of features and the first domain, (iv) determining a first region domain score based on the second data and the first feature weights; and (v) determining a total score for the region based on the first region domain score indicating a level of resource access for a population of the region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2024
    Publication date: October 23, 2025
    Inventors: David Lucero, Andrew Vinson, Samuel Affare, Alexi E. Makarkin
  • Patent number: 12211602
    Abstract: Methods and systems for classifying and editing insurance claims records are described. In one embodiment, a method, which can be performed by a processor, includes identifying that a first prescription drug prescribed to a first patient, identifying a first date and a second date related to the first prescription, the second date occurring after the first date, both the first and second dates depending on a previous fill of the first prescription drug, identifying, at the processor, a third date associated with a second prescription, comparing, at the processor, the third date to the first and second dates to determine whether the third date occurs after the first date and before the second date, and filling and dispensing the first prescription drug and the second prescription drug on the same dispense date when the third date occurs after the first date and before the second date.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Susan E. Anselmi, Alexi E. Makarkin, Samuel Affare, John W. Cooper, IV, Jeffrey Whitworth
  • Publication number: 20240161896
    Abstract: Methods and systems for classifying and editing insurance claims records are described. In one embodiment, a method, which can be performed by a processor, includes identifying that a first prescription drug prescribed to a first patient, identifying a first date and a second date related to the first prescription, the second date occurring after the first date, both the first and second dates depending on a previous fill of the first prescription drug, identifying, at the processor, a third date associated with a second prescription, comparing, at the processor, the third date to the first and second dates to determine whether the third date occurs after the first date and before the second date, and filling and dispensing the first prescription drug and the second prescription drug on the same dispense date when the third date occurs after the first date and before the second date.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Susan E. Anselmi, Alexi E. Makarkin, Samuel Affare, Jack W. Cooper, Jeffrey Whitworth
  • Patent number: 11848085
    Abstract: Methods and systems for classifying and editing insurance claims records are described. In one embodiment, a method, which can be performed by a processor, includes determining that a first prescription drug prescribed to a first patient should be filled by a pharmacy, determining a first guidepost date and a second guidepost date related to the first prescription, determining a third guidepost date associated with a second prescription, comparing the third guidepost date to the first and second guidepost dates to determine whether the third guidepost date occurs after the first guidepost date and before the second guidepost date, and filling and dispensing the first prescription drug as a full prescription supply and the second prescription drug as a full prescription supply on the same dispense date when the third guidepost date occurs after the first guidepost date and before the second guidepost date.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Susan E. Anselmi, Alexi E. Makarkin, Samuel Affare, John W. Cooper, IV, Jeffrey Whitworth
  • Publication number: 20230042725
    Abstract: Methods and systems for classifying and editing insurance claims records are described. In one embodiment, a method, which can be performed by a processor, includes determining that a first prescription drug prescribed to a first patient should be filled by a pharmacy, determining a first guidepost date and a second guidepost date related to the first prescription, determining a third guidepost date associated with a second prescription, comparing the third guidepost date to the first and second guidepost dates to determine whether the third guidepost date occurs after the first guidepost date and before the second guidepost date, and filling and dispensing the first prescription drug as a full prescription supply and the second prescription drug as a full prescription supply on the same dispense date when the third guidepost date occurs after the first guidepost date and before the second guidepost date.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Susan E. Anselmi, Alexi E. Makarkin, Samuel Affare, John W. Cooper, IV, Jeffrey Whitworth
  • Patent number: 11508471
    Abstract: Methods and systems for classifying and editing insurance claims records are described. In one embodiment, a method, which can be performed by a processor, includes determining that a first prescription drug prescribed to a first patient should be filled by a pharmacy, determining a first guidepost date and a second guidepost date related to the first prescription, determining a third guidepost date associated with a second prescription, comparing the third guidepost date to the first and second guidepost dates to determine whether the third guidepost date occurs after the first guidepost date and before the second guidepost date, and filling and dispensing the first prescription drug as a full prescription supply and the second prescription drug as a full prescription supply on the same dispense date when the third guidepost date occurs after the first guidepost date and before the second guidepost date.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Susan E. Anselmi, Alexi E. Makarkin, Samuel Affare, John W. Cooper, IV, Jeffrey Whitworth