Patents by Inventor William D. Driscoll

William D. Driscoll 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).

  • Drug Labeling
    Publication number: 20160055317
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for enabling transfer of a drug from a first drug container to a second drug container including a drug identification component that recognizes a first drug container to retrieve drug identifying data for the drug, a storage medium that stores a site-specific database comprising attributes and associated values for a set of drugs including the drug in the first drug container, a processor that obtains the drug identifying data and the attributes and associated values for the drug and produces information about the drug using the drug identifying data and the attributes and associated values, a rules engine that applies one or more rules to the information about the drug to generate drug handling information, and an output unit that outputs markings comprising the drug handling information in human-readable or machine-readable form, or both, to be associated with the second container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Wilton C. Levine, James Kenneth Davison, Michael Dempsey, Kimberly Donovan, William D. Driscoll, Gayle A. Fishman, Nathaniel M. Sims
  • Drug Labeling
    Publication number: 20140136229
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for enabling transfer of a drug from a first drug container to a second drug container including a drug identification component that recognizes a first drug container to retrieve drug identifying data for the drug, a storage medium that stores a site-specific database comprising attributes and associated values for a set of drugs including the drug in the first drug container, a processor that obtains the drug identifying data and the attributes and associated values for the drug and produces information about the drug using the drug identifying data and the attributes and associated values, a rules engine that applies one or more rules to the information about the drug to generate drug handling information, and an output unit that outputs markings comprising the drug handling information in human-readable or machine-readable form, or both, to be associated with the second container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2014
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Wilton C. Levine, James Kenneth Davison, Michael Dempsey, Kimberly Donovan, William D. Driscoll, Gayle A. Fishman, Nathaniel M. Sims
  • Drug labeling
    Patent number: 8639525
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for enabling transfer of a drug from a first drug container to a second drug container including a drug identification component that recognizes a first drug container to retrieve drug identifying data for the drug, a storage medium that stores a site-specific database comprising attributes and associated values for a set of drugs including the drug in the first drug container, a processor that obtains the drug identifying data and the attributes and associated values for the drug and produces information about the drug using the drug identifying data and the attributes and associated values, a rules engine that applies one or more rules to the information about the drug to generate drug handling information, and an output unit that outputs markings comprising the drug handling information in human-readable or machine-readable form, or both, to be associated with the second container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Codonics, Inc.
    Inventors: Wilton C. Levine, James Kenneth Davison, Michael Dempsey, Kimberly Donovan, William D. Driscoll, III, Gayle A. Fishman, Nathaniel M. Sims
  • Drug Labeling
    Publication number: 20110093279
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for enabling transfer of a drug from a first drug container to a second drug container including a drug identification component that recognizes a first drug container to retrieve drug identifying data for the drug, a storage medium that stores a site-specific database comprising attributes and associated values for a set of drugs including the drug in the first drug container, a processor that obtains the drug identifying data and the attributes and associated values for the drug and produces information about the drug using the drug identifying data and the attributes and associated values, a rules engine that applies one or more rules to the information about the drug to generate drug handling information, and an output unit that outputs markings comprising the drug handling information in human-readable or machine-readable form, or both, to be associated with the second container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: Wilton C. Levine, James Kenneth Davison, Michael Dempsey, Kimberly Donovan, William D. Driscoll, III, Gayle A. Fishman, Nathaniel M. Sims