Patents by Inventor Todd Bower

Todd Bower 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).

  • Routing of totes and bottles within a pharmacy conveyor system
    Patent number: 12679663
    Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus for the routing of totes and bottles within a pharmacy fulfillment center are disclosed. The system, method, and apparatus are configured to transmit routing tables from an application server to station controllers (e.g., PLCs) to enable each station to locally make a routing decision. Since the routing logic is locally stored at each station, the controllers do not need to transmit request messages to the server every time a tote or bottle is scanned. The system, method, and apparatus increase conveyor throughput by enabling each station to make a routing decision without having to wait for a response from a server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: Innovation Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Fletcher A. Chapin, Jr., Todd Bower
  • ROUTING OF TOTES AND BOTTLES WITHIN A PHARMACY CONVEYOR SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20240383694
    Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus for the routing of totes and bottles within a pharmacy fulfillment center are disclosed. The system, method, and apparatus are configured to transmit routing tables from an application server to station controllers (e.g., PLCs) to enable each station to locally make a routing decision. Since the routing logic is locally stored at each station, the controllers do not need to transmit request messages to the server every time a tote or bottle is scanned. The system, method, and apparatus increase conveyor throughput by enabling each station to make a routing decision without having to wait for a response from a server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Fletcher A. Chapin, JR., Todd Bower
  • Routing of totes and bottles within a pharmacy conveyor system
    Patent number: 12049364
    Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus for the routing of totes and bottles within a pharmacy fulfillment center are disclosed. The system, method, and apparatus are configured to transmit routing tables from an application server to station controllers (e.g., PLCs) to enable each station to locally make a routing decision. Since the routing logic is locally stored at each station, the controllers do not need to transmit request messages to the server every time a tote or bottle is scanned. The system, method, and apparatus increase conveyor throughput by enabling each station to make a routing decision without having to wait for a response from a server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: Innovation Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Fletcher A. Chapin, Jr., Todd Bower
  • ROUTING OF TOTES AND BOTTLES WITHIN A PHARMACY CONVEYOR SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220306399
    Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus for the routing of totes and bottles within a pharmacy fulfillment center are disclosed. The system, method, and apparatus are configured to transmit routing tables from an application server to station controllers (e.g., PLCs) to enable each station to locally make a routing decision. Since the routing logic is locally stored at each station, the controllers do not need to transmit request messages to the server every time a tote or bottle is scanned. The system, method, and apparatus increase conveyor throughput by enabling each station to make a routing decision without having to wait for a response from a server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Fletcher A. Chapin, Todd Bower