Patents by Inventor Thomas Purvis

Thomas Purvis 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).

  • Publication number: 20250235386
    Abstract: An automated pill order filling system includes a main conveyor and track running from a first end to a second end of the main conveyor. A plurality of pucks, each configured to hold a respective pill container, travel on the track. The system includes a first array of automatic pill dispensers, configured to dispense a first number of pills into a first designated pill container at a first fill rate. The system also includes a second array of automatic pill dispensers, disposed adjacent the first array of automatic pill dispensers, configured to dispense a second number of pills into a second designated pill container at a second fill rate that is lower than the first rate. The first and second arrays of automatic pill dispensers are configured to operate independently of one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2025
    Publication date: July 24, 2025
    Inventors: Michael Joseph Szesko, Dennis Wayne Rice, James Jon Lacomis, Stephen Webb, Thomas Purvis, Chih-Jen Leu, Joseph T. DeDeo, William David Cochrane, Stephen John Wilson, Evan Andrew Walsh
  • Publication number: 20030178613
    Abstract: A guardrail and associated methods preferably having plurality of support posts that are spaced around an area to be defined by rebar or other posts already associated with a construction site are provided. The plurality of support posts preferably support at least one crossbar spanning the length between each of the support posts. The guardrail apparatus also preferably includes a sleeve that slides over an upper portion of each of support posts at the ends of the guardrail which can hold the beams or crossbars of the guardrail. Preferably, the sleeve can be positioned and secured to the post at a desired height. Supports are positioned on the plurality of support posts between the ends of the guardrail at desired heights in order to hold and support the crossbars spanning the length of the guardrail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2002
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventors: Harrison G. Purvis, Thomas Purvis