Patents by Inventor Todd R. Funderburk

Todd R. Funderburk 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).

  • Patent number: 7650732
    Abstract: The present invention provides a computer-readable storage medium containing computer executable code for instructing a computer to first display a field selection screen which includes selection indicators for a plurality of label fields. Then there is displayed a field content screen responsive to the label fields previously selected with the field content screen allowing editing of at least one label field. A bar code corresponding with one of said label fields is then selected and a print preview screen containing a plurality of said label fields is displayed. Then a print command for printing a label substantially as displayed on the print preview screen and including the bar code (regardless of whether or not said bar code is included on said print preview screen) is transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Pearson Medical Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Walter G. Pearson, Todd R. Funderburk, W. Brent Pearson, Brett A. Tompkins, Charles Nunnink
  • Patent number: 6997341
    Abstract: A vacuum driven pill counter having a counter housing with a pill discharge aperture formed therein. vacuum disk is rotatably positioned in the housing and has a front wall including a pill aperture and an agitating finger extending outwardly from the front wall. A vacuum source is positioned in communication with the housing and is capable of drawing a vacuum through the pill aperture in the vacuum disk. A torque source is operatively connected to the vacuum disk in order to rotate the vacuum disk. A pill shelf is positioned adjacent to the front wall of the vacuum disk and a pill separator for removing pills retained on the pill apertures by the vacuum source is connected to the pill shelf. Finally, a pill sensor is positioned to detect pills which will exit the discharge aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: Pearson Research & Development, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Walter G. Pearson, Dennis J. Murdock, Todd R. Funderburk
  • Publication number: 20040111277
    Abstract: The present invention provides a computer-readable storage medium containing computer executable code for instructing a computer to first display a field selection screen which includes selection indicators for a plurality of label fields. Then there is displayed a field content screen responsive to the label fields previously selected with the field content screen allowing editing of at least one label field. A bar code corresponding with one of said label fields is then selected and a print preview screen containing a plurality of said label fields is displayed. Then a print command for printing a label substantially as displayed on the print preview screen and including the bar code (regardless of whether or not said bar code is included on said print preview screen) is transmitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2002
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Inventors: Walter G. Pearson, Todd R. Funderburk, W. Brent Pearson, Brett A. Tompkins, Charles Nunnink
  • Publication number: 20030111484
    Abstract: A vacuum driven pill counter having a counter housing with a pill discharge aperture formed therein. vacuum disk is rotatably positioned in the housing and has a front wall including a pill aperture and an agitating finger extending outwardly from the front wall. A vacuum source is positioned in communication with the housing and is capable of drawing a vacuum through the pill aperture in the vacuum disk. A torque source is operatively connected to the vacuum disk in order to rotate the vacuum disk. A pill shelf is positioned adjacent to the front wall of the vacuum disk and a pill separator for removing pills retained on the pill apertures by the vacuum source is connected to the pill shelf. Finally, a pill sensor is positioned to detect pills which will exit the discharge aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: Walter G. Pearson, Dennis J. Murdock, Todd R. Funderburk