Patents by Inventor Steven J. Mergner

Steven J. Mergner 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 Virtual Verification in Pharmacy Workflow
    Publication number: 20240428917
    Abstract: A method and system provide for automated counting of prescription product and enables virtual verification of the dispensed prescription product. The method and system include capturing by a camera at a first site an image of the prescription product to be dispensed according to a prescription to a patient, electronically displaying the image on a display at a second site remote from the first site, and electronically transmitting a verification from the second site to the first site in response to the image of the prescription product being determined at the second site to be consistent with the prescription.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventors: Mohammed M. Ahmed, Alan Bachmann, Rik Banerjee, Ajay K. Behuria, Jeffrey M. Bragg, Shilanna N. Gallo, Shreesha Jayaseetharam, Alina S. Mangiurea, Thomas J. Maresca, Steven J. Mergner, Vanteya A. Pandit, Kalpit Patel, Patrick D. Ruff, Christopher A. Sibicky, Zarouhi Vartanian Hajinian
  • Imaging Tray for Use With a System for Imaging Pharmacy Workflow in a Virtual Verification System
    Publication number: 20240304295
    Abstract: A method and system provide for automated counting of prescription product and enables virtual verification of the dispensed prescription product. The method and system include counting a quantity of pills of a prescription product on a first portion of a tray, retaining the quantity of pills after the counting in a second portion of the tray, receiving at least the second portion of the tray into an imaging device, and capturing, with a first camera, an image of the quantity of pills in the second portion of the tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: Mohammed M. Ahmed, Jeffrey M. Bragg, David Fafel, Shilanna N. Gallo, Thomas J. Maresca, Steven J. Mergner, Vanteya A. Pandit, Grant Peret, Kyle Robertson
  • Enclosure for Use With a System for Imaging Pharmacy Workflow in a Virtual Verification System
    Publication number: 20240304296
    Abstract: A method and system provide for automated counting of prescription product and enables virtual verification of the dispensed prescription product. The method and system include counting a quantity of pills of a prescription product on a first portion of a tray, retaining the quantity of pills after the counting in a second portion of the tray, receiving at least the second portion of the tray into an imaging device, and capturing, with a first camera, an image of the quantity of pills in the second portion of the tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: Mohammed M. Ahmed, Jeffrey M. Bragg, David Fafel, Shilanna N. Gallo, Thomas J. Maresca, Steven J. Mergner, Vanteya A. Pandit, Grant Peret, Kyle Robertson
  • System and method for imaging pharmacy workflow in a virtual verification system
    Patent number: 12027247
    Abstract: A method and system provide for automated counting of prescription product and enables virtual verification of the dispensed prescription product. The method and system include counting a quantity of pills of a prescription product on a first portion of a tray, retaining the quantity of pills after the counting in a second portion of the tray, receiving at least the second portion of the tray into an imaging device, and capturing, with a first camera, an image of the quantity of pills in the second portion of the tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: CVS Pharmacy, Inc.
    Inventors: Mohammed M. Ahmed, Jeffrey M. Bragg, David Fafel, Shilanna N. Gallo, Thomas J. Maresca, Steven J. Mergner, Vanteya A. Pandit, Grant Peret, Kyle Robertson
  • System and Method for Imaging Pharmacy Workflow in a Virtual Verification System
    Publication number: 20210375418
    Abstract: A method and system provide for automated counting of prescription product and enables virtual verification of the dispensed prescription product. The method and system include counting a quantity of pills of a prescription product on a first portion of a tray, retaining the quantity of pills after the counting in a second portion of the tray, receiving at least the second portion of the tray into an imaging device, and capturing, with a first camera, an image of the quantity of pills in the second portion of the tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Mohammed M. Ahmed, Jeffrey M. Bragg, David Fafel, Shilanna N. Gallo, Thomas J. Maresca, Steven J. Mergner, Vanteya A. Pandit, Grant Peret, Kyle Robertson
  • System and Method for Virtual Verification in Pharmacy Workflow
    Publication number: 20210374762
    Abstract: A method and system provide for automated counting of prescription product and enables virtual verification of the dispensed prescription product. The method and system include capturing by a camera at a first site an image of the prescription product to be dispensed according to a prescription to a patient, electronically displaying the image on a display at a second site remote from the first site, and electronically transmitting a verification from the second site to the first site in response to the image of the prescription product being determined at the second site to be consistent with the prescription.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Mohammed M. Ahmed, Alan Bachmann, Rik Banerjee, Ajay K. Behuria, Jeffrey M. Bragg, Shilanna N. Gallo, Shreesha Jayaseetharam, Alina S. Mangiurea, Thomas J. Maresca, Steven J. Mergner, Vanteya A. Pandit, Kalpit Patel, Patrick D. Ruff, Christopher A. Sibicky, Zarouhi Vartanian Hajinian
  • Counting and imaging tray
    Patent number: D973902
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: CVS PHARMACY, INC.
    Inventors: Mohammed M. Ahmed, Jeffrey M. Bragg, David Fafel, Shilanna N. Gallo, Thomas J. Maresca, Steven J. Mergner, Grant Peret