Patents by Inventor Stuart S. Crader

Stuart S. Crader 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).

  • Medication dispenser system
    Patent number: 5502944
    Abstract: A medication dispenser for use in a hospital or other medical setting comprises a plurality of containers for holding medication units, packaging apparatus for containing one or more medication units in a package and robotics for manipulating a selected container to transfer one or more medication units from the container directly to said package. Since medication is directly transferred from the container to the package, no cross-contamination occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1996
    Assignee: Owen Healthcare, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas L. Kraft, Lisa W. Rogers, Van Hoskins, Lou Waters, Robert Meyers, Kenneth E. Reynolds, Stuart S. Crader, David Loebig