Patents by Inventor William C. Park, IV

William C. Park, IV 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: 20240377216
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device displays a visual indication of a walking radius while in a maps application. In some embodiments, an electronic device displays information on a map, including indications of locations. In some embodiments, an electronic device displays navigation directions in different formats while navigating using different modes of transportation. In some embodiments, an electronic device performs additional features while the current location of the electronic device is in a predetermined area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Kevin N. EUGENE, Yekaterina Chanba, Nathaniel G. SLAUGHTER, IV, William N. DANNER, Sung Eun PARK, Philip C. Davis, Woo Yung Choi
  • Patent number: 10685091
    Abstract: A solid dosage dispensing apparatus comprising a user interface including a display. A plurality of containers are provided from which solid dosages are dispensed. The apparatus includes a controller operative during a stocking mode to: (i) present on said display a list of different solid dosage types available for stocking; (ii) receive an indication of a selected solid dosage type; (iii) graphically indicate on the display a container location at which the selected dosage type is to be located; and (iv) confirm container removal from the container location and subsequent container replacement in that location. During a travel pack mode, the controller is operative to: (i) present on said display a prompt to indicate a duration for which a travel pack is to be stocked; (ii) receive an indication of the duration; and (iii) cause dispensing of dosage types for the duration that would otherwise be dispensed by said apparatus as they are to be administered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: PharmRight Corporation
    Inventors: William C Park, IV, Jan Pfister Park
  • Patent number: 10071022
    Abstract: Devices dispense medicine and dietary supplements in solid dosage form. The dimensions of the selection slots for the solid dosage forms in a device can be customized in depth by adding or subtracting spacers, and in width by adding or subtracting thickness inserts, or otherwise by employing components of suitable dimensions. Also, structures and methods for resolving jams of solid dosage forms are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: PharmRight Corporation
    Inventor: William C Park, IV
  • Publication number: 20170333290
    Abstract: Devices dispense medicine and dietary supplements in solid dosage form. The dimensions of the selection slots for the solid dosage forms in a device can be customized in depth by adding or subtracting spacers, and in width by adding or subtracting thickness inserts, or otherwise by employing components of suitable dimensions. Also, structures and methods for resolving jams of solid dosage forms are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: PharmRight Corporation
    Inventor: William C Park, IV
  • Patent number: 9770391
    Abstract: Devices dispense medicine and dietary supplements in solid dosage form. The dimensions of the selection slots for the solid dosage forms in a device can be customized in depth by adding or subtracting spacers, and in width by adding or subtracting thickness inserts, or otherwise by employing components of suitable dimensions. Also, structures and methods for resolving jams of solid dosage forms are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: PharmRight Corporation
    Inventor: William C Park, IV
  • Publication number: 20170079884
    Abstract: Devices dispense medicine and dietary supplements in solid dosage form. The dimensions of the selection slots for the solid dosage forms in a device can be customized in depth by adding or subtracting spacers, and in width by adding or subtracting thickness inserts, or otherwise by employing components of suitable dimensions. Also, structures and methods for resolving jams of solid dosage forms are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicant: PharmRight Corporation
    Inventor: William C Park,, IV
  • Patent number: 9550619
    Abstract: Devices dispense medicine and dietary supplements in solid dosage form. The dimensions of the selection slots for the solid dosage forms in a device can be customized in depth by adding or subtracting spacers, and in width by adding or subtracting thickness inserts, or otherwise by employing components of suitable dimensions. Also, structures and methods for resolving jams of solid dosage forms are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: PharmRight Corporation
    Inventor: William C Park, IV
  • Patent number: 8113849
    Abstract: The docking system includes a wall-mounted assembly having an extending contact portion which includes a set of power contacts for supplying power to a medication cart via a docking port located on the medication cart when the cart is engaged with the wall-mounted assembly. The contact portion includes a depending hook member which engages a spring-biased locking solenoid in the docking port to lock the cart to the wall-mounted assembly when the cart is moved into contact with the wall-mounted assembly. The cart can be unlocked by a signal to the locking solenoid from the cart or manually.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Translogic Corporation
    Inventor: William C. Park, IV
  • Patent number: 7952315
    Abstract: The system includes a plurality of vertically spaced medication trays with a base assembly and a motor, responsive to computer commands, mounted on the base assembly. A drive shaft case member extends vertically from the base assembly. A cam assembly includes a plurality of spaced cam members, each cam member having concave portions and lobe portions on a peripheral surface thereof. A first drive clutch selectively engages the motor with both the drive shaft case member and the cam assembly for rotation of both in one direction, while a second drive clutch selectively engages the motor with just the cam assembly for rotation thereof in an opposing direction. The drive shaft case member has a cam follower assembly associated with each cam member, wherein one portion of the cam follower assembly engages the cam element and another portion engages an associated tray when the cam follower engages a selected concave portion on the cam element associated with the tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Sabal Medical, Inc.
    Inventor: William C. Park, IV
  • Publication number: 20100174411
    Abstract: The system includes a plurality of vertically spaced medication trays with a base assembly and a motor, responsive to computer commands, mounted on the base assembly. A drive shaft case member extends vertically from the base assembly. A cam assembly includes a plurality of spaced cam members, each cam member having concave portions and lobe portions on a peripheral surface thereof. A first drive clutch selectively engages the motor with both the drive shaft case member and the cam assembly for rotation of both in one direction, while a second drive clutch selectively engages the motor with just the cam assembly for rotation thereof in an opposing direction. The drive shaft case member has a cam follower assembly associated with each cam member, wherein one portion of the cam follower assembly engages the cam element and another portion engages an associated tray when the cam follower engages a selected concave portion on the cam element associated with the tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2009
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: Sabal Medical, Inc.
    Inventor: William C. Park, IV
  • Patent number: 7747347
    Abstract: The medication apparatus includes a mobile housing assembly and a plurality of tray members supported therein for rotation on a central mounting assembly. A lockable access door is present in the housing assembly for controlled access to the trays. A tray locking assembly locks and unlocks the trays individually in a plurality of angular positions so that each of the compartments on a particular tray member can be presented before the door. A drive assembly selectively engages and rotates each tray individually when the tray is unlocked. A control system, including a stored program, identifies a compartment associated with a particular patient or associated with particular medications, unlocks the tray associated with the desired compartment, and rotates the tray to present the compartment before the access door, which is then unlocked and openable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Sabal Medical, Inc.
    Inventor: William C. Park, IV
  • Publication number: 20090319094
    Abstract: The docking system includes a wall-mounted assembly having an extending contact portion which includes a set of power contacts for supplying power to a medication cart via a docking port located on the medication cart when the cart is engaged with the wall-mounted assembly. The contact portion includes a depending hook member which engages a spring-biased locking solenoid in the docking port to lock the cart to the wall-mounted assembly when the cart is moved into contact with the wall-mounted assembly. The cart can be unlocked by a signal to the locking solenoid from the cart or manually.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2008
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: SABAL MEDICAL, INC.
    Inventor: William C. Park, IV
  • Patent number: 7588167
    Abstract: The system includes a bin hopper which temporarily stores a plurality of small elements, such as medications. The elements are moved out of the bin and singulated into a one-by-one sequence by a series of singulating conveyors. The resulting sequence of elements is moved onto a main system conveyor where the element is identified and then moved to a loading mechanism which arranges the item so it is ready to be gripped and stored. The system includes a mass storage apparatus comprising a series of four upstanding cylindrical drums, each having a plurality of individually accessible and addressable cell storage locations for the elements. A gripping apparatus removes the elements from the loading mechanism and transfers them to a selected location in a cylindrical drum. When an article is to be dispensed, the drum is rotated so that an ejection arm comes adjacent the desired location in the drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Omnicell, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven N. W. Hunter, David M. Browning, Dennis J. Fuhrman, William C. Park, IV
  • Patent number: 7249688
    Abstract: The system includes a bin hopper which temporarily stores a plurality of small elements, such as medications. The elements are moved out of the bin and singulated into a one-by-one sequence by a series of singulating conveyors. The resulting sequence of elements is moved onto a main system conveyor where the element is identified and then moved to a loading mechanism which arranges the item so it is ready to be gripped and stored. The system includes a mass storage apparatus comprising a series of four upstanding cylindrical drums, each having a plurality of individually accessible and addressable cell storage locations for the elements. A gripping apparatus removes the elements from the loading mechanism and transfers them to a selected location in a cylindrical drum. When an article is to be dispensed, the drum is rotated so that an ejection arm comes adjacent the desired location in the drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Assignee: Omnicell, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven N. W. Hunter, David M. Browning, Dennis J. Fuhrman, William C. Park, IV
  • Patent number: 7100792
    Abstract: The system includes a bin hopper which temporarily stores a plurality of small elements, such as medications. The elements are moved out of the bin and singulated into a one-by-one sequence by a series of singulating conveyors. The resulting sequence of elements is moved onto a main system conveyor where the element is identified and then moved to a loading mechanism which arranges the item so it is ready to be gripped and stored. The system includes a mass storage apparatus comprising a series of four upstanding cylindrical drums, each having a plurality of individually accessible and addressable cell storage locations for the elements. A gripping apparatus removes the elements from the loading mechanism and transfers them to a selected location in a cylindrical drum. When an article is to be dispensed, the drum is rotated so that an ejection arm comes adjacent the desired location in the drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: Omnicell, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven N. W. Hunter, David M. Browning, Dennis J. Fuhrman, William C. Park, IV