Patents by Inventor Steve Bouchelle
Steve Bouchelle 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).
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Patent number: 11024407Abstract: An offloading unit for an automated pharmaceutical machine that dispenses filled, capped pharmaceutical vials includes at least one offload location; at least one tote to receive the vials at each offload location, the tote assigned for distribution to a remote pharmacy location; at least one sensor to detect the presence or absence of the tote; and at least one sensor to detect a fill level of the vials in the tote.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2018Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: Parata Systems, LLCInventors: Thomas P. Rhoads, Jr., Mark Longley, Steve Bouchelle, Bradley Kenneth Smith, Eric X. Bonpain, Robert Cenk Hernandez, Matthew P. Daniels, Gary M. Owen
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Patent number: 10457473Abstract: A dispensing apparatus for dispensing articles includes a housing and a drive system. The housing defines a hopper chamber to hold the articles, a dispensing outlet, and a dispensing path between the hopper chamber and the dispensing outlet. The drive system includes a belt and a belt actuator operable to drive the belt. The dispensing apparatus is configured such that articles disposed in the hopper chamber are directed onto the belt and the belt, when driven by the belt actuator, conveys the articles received from the hopper chamber in a dispensing direction along the dispensing path toward the dispensing outlet to be dispensed.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2019Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: Parata Systems, LLCInventors: Matthew P. Daniels, Steve Bouchelle, Mark I. Perisich
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Publication number: 20190144195Abstract: A dispensing apparatus for dispensing articles includes a housing and a drive system. The housing defines a hopper chamber to hold the articles, a dispensing outlet, and a dispensing path between the hopper chamber and the dispensing outlet. The drive system includes a belt and a belt actuator operable to drive the belt. The dispensing apparatus is configured such that articles disposed in the hopper chamber are directed onto the belt and the belt, when driven by the belt actuator, conveys the articles received from the hopper chamber in a dispensing direction along the dispensing path toward the dispensing outlet to be dispensed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2019Publication date: May 16, 2019Inventors: Matthew P. Daniels, Steve Bouchelle, Mark I. Perisich
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Patent number: 10207857Abstract: A dispensing apparatus for dispensing articles includes a housing and a drive system. The housing defines a hopper chamber to hold the articles, a dispensing outlet, and a dispensing path between the hopper chamber and the dispensing outlet. The drive system includes a belt and a belt actuator operable to drive the belt. The dispensing apparatus is configured such that articles disposed in the hopper chamber are directed onto the belt and the belt, when driven by the belt actuator, conveys the articles received from the hopper chamber in a dispensing direction along the dispensing path toward the dispensing outlet to be dispensed.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2016Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: Parata Systems, LLCInventors: Matthew P. Daniels, Steve Bouchelle, Mark I. Perisich
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Publication number: 20190006035Abstract: An offloading unit for an automated pharmaceutical machine that dispenses filled, capped pharmaceutical vials includes at least one offload location; at least one tote to receive the vials at each offload location, the tote assigned for distribution to a remote pharmacy location; at least one sensor to detect the presence or absence of the tote; and at least one sensor to detect a fill level of the vials in the tote.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2018Publication date: January 3, 2019Inventors: Thomas P. Rhoads, JR., Mark Longley, Steve Bouchelle, Bradley Kenneth Smith, Eric X. Bonpain, Robert Cenk Hernandez, Matthew P. Daniels, Gary M. Owen
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Publication number: 20170036845Abstract: A dispensing apparatus for dispensing articles includes a housing and a drive system. The housing defines a hopper chamber to hold the articles, a dispensing outlet, and a dispensing path between the hopper chamber and the dispensing outlet. The drive system includes a belt and a belt actuator operable to drive the belt. The dispensing apparatus is configured such that articles disposed in the hopper chamber are directed onto the belt and the belt, when driven by the belt actuator, conveys the articles received from the hopper chamber in a dispensing direction along the dispensing path toward the dispensing outlet to be dispensed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2016Publication date: February 9, 2017Inventors: Matthew P. Daniels, Steve Bouchelle, Mark I. Perisich
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Patent number: 9499328Abstract: A dispensing apparatus for dispensing articles includes a housing and a drive system. The housing defines a hopper chamber to hold the articles, a dispensing outlet, and a dispensing path between the hopper chamber and the dispensing outlet. The drive system includes a belt and a belt actuator operable to drive the belt. The dispensing apparatus is configured such that articles disposed in the hopper chamber are directed onto the belt and the belt, when driven by the belt actuator, conveys the articles received from the hopper chamber in a dispensing direction along the dispensing path toward the dispensing outlet to be dispensed.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2016Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: Parata Systems, LLCInventors: Matthew P. Daniels, Steve Bouchelle, Mark I. Perisich
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Publication number: 20160159554Abstract: A dispensing apparatus for dispensing articles includes a housing and a drive system. The housing defines a hopper chamber to hold the articles, a dispensing outlet, and a dispensing path between the hopper chamber and the dispensing outlet. The drive system includes a belt and a belt actuator operable to drive the belt. The dispensing apparatus is configured such that articles disposed in the hopper chamber are directed onto the belt and the belt, when driven by the belt actuator, conveys the articles received from the hopper chamber in a dispensing direction along the dispensing path toward the dispensing outlet to be dispensed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2016Publication date: June 9, 2016Inventors: Matthew P. Daniels, Steve Bouchelle, Mark I. Perisich
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Patent number: 9296545Abstract: A dispensing apparatus for dispensing articles includes a housing and a drive system. The housing defines a hopper chamber to hold the articles, a dispensing outlet, and a dispensing path between the hopper chamber and the dispensing outlet. The drive system includes a belt and a belt actuator operable to drive the belt. The dispensing apparatus is configured such that articles disposed in the hopper chamber are directed onto the belt and the belt, when driven by the belt actuator, conveys the articles received from the hopper chamber in a dispensing direction along the dispensing path toward the dispensing outlet to be dispensed.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2013Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: Parata Systems, LLCInventors: Matthew P. Daniels, Steve Bouchelle, Mark I. Perisich
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Patent number: 8869861Abstract: An apparatus for applying a label to a pharmaceutical vial includes: a base having a receiving section, a labeling section, and a pick-up section; an index member attached to the base, the index member including a receiving compartment, the index member configured to receive a vial from a vial dispenser in the receiving compartment as the receiving section is positioned over the receiving section and convey the vial to the labeling section of the base; a label source positioned to present a label to a vial located in the labeling section of the base; and a labeling assembly mounted in the labeling section of the base, the labeling assembly configured to receive the vial from the index member and apply the label to the vial. The index member is further configured to convey the labeled vial from the labeling section to the pick-up section.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2009Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: Parata Systems, LLCInventors: Steve Bouchelle, Jasper Pollard
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Publication number: 20140138398Abstract: A dispensing apparatus for dispensing articles includes a housing and a drive system. The housing defines a hopper chamber to hold the articles, a dispensing outlet, and a dispensing path between the hopper chamber and the dispensing outlet. The drive system includes a belt and a belt actuator operable to drive the belt. The dispensing apparatus is configured such that articles disposed in the hopper chamber are directed onto the belt and the belt, when driven by the belt actuator, conveys the articles received from the hopper chamber in a dispensing direction along the dispensing path toward the dispensing outlet to be dispensed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2013Publication date: May 22, 2014Applicant: Parata Systems, LLCInventors: Matthew P. Daniels, Steve Bouchelle, Mark I. Perisich
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Publication number: 20140058555Abstract: An offloading unit for an automated pharmaceutical machine that dispenses filled, capped pharmaceutical vials includes at least one offload location; at least one tote to receive the vials at each offload location, the tote assigned for distribution to a remote pharmacy location; at least one sensor to detect the presence or absence of the tote; and at least one sensor to detect a fill level of the vials in the tote.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2013Publication date: February 27, 2014Inventors: Thomas P. Rhoads, JR., Mark Longley, Steve Bouchelle, Bradley Kenneth Smith, Eric X. Boupain, Robert Cenk Hernandez, Matthew P. Daniels, Gary M. Owen
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Publication number: 20090283199Abstract: An apparatus for applying a label to a pharmaceutical vial includes: a base having a receiving section, a labeling section, and a pick-up section; an index member attached to the base, the index member including a receiving compartment, the index member configured to receive a vial from a vial dispenser in the receiving compartment as the receiving section is positioned over the receiving section and convey the vial to the labeling section of the base; a label source positioned to present a label to a vial located in the labeling section of the base; and a labeling assembly mounted in the labeling section of the base, the labeling assembly configured to receive the vial from the index member and apply the label to the vial. The index member is further configured to convey the labeled vial from the labeling section to the pick-up section.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2009Publication date: November 19, 2009Inventors: Steve Bouchelle, Jasper Pollard
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Publication number: 20080110555Abstract: An apparatus for applying a label to a pharmaceutical vial includes: a base having a receiving section, a labeling section, and a pick-up section; an index member attached to the base, the index member including a receiving compartment, the index member configured to receive a vial from a vial dispenser in the receiving compartment as the receiving section is positioned over the receiving section and convey the vial to the labeling section of the base; a label source positioned to present a label to a vial located in the labeling section of the base; and a labeling assembly mounted in the labeling section of the base, the labeling assembly configured to receive the vial from the index member and apply the label to the vial. The index member is further configured to convey the labeled vial from the labeling section to the pick-up section.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2006Publication date: May 15, 2008Inventors: Steve Bouchelle, Jasper Pollard