Patents by Inventor William Macdonald
William Macdonald 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).
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Publication number: 20250132028Abstract: A system for managing pharmacy kits comprises a reading station configured to read tag information from a plurality of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags associated with a pharmacy kit, and an information processing system operatively connected to the reading station and configured to receive the tag information from the reading station and determine a status of the pharmacy kit based on the tag information, a plurality of stored templates defining contents to be included in each of a plurality of pharmacy kits, and a plurality of kit records indicating the current contents of a plurality of pharmacy kits.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2024Publication date: April 24, 2025Inventors: Kevin William MacDonald, Timothy James Leo Kress-Spatz
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Publication number: 20250014700Abstract: Methods and systems relate to providing varying levels of detail about a pharmacy item to a patient information system based on the capabilities of the patient information system. An intercept device can receive an identifier associated with a pharmacy item based on a scanner reading a computer-readable code. The intercept device can recognize or determine the storage capabilities or limitations of the patient information system, for example by determining various medication data fields that the patient information system uses to store pharmacy item information. The intercept device can use the machine readable code to obtain pharmacy item information that is compatible with the patient information system based on those storage capabilities or limitations and can distribute that pharmacy item information to the patient information system.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2024Publication date: January 9, 2025Inventors: Timothy James Leo Kress-Spatz, Kevin William MacDonald, Nicholas Bastien Petersen
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Patent number: 12165763Abstract: A system and method is described for printing a label with an RFID tag. The system includes an RFID reader that queries a first RFID tag coupled to a first medicinal container that includes a medication. In response, the system receives a first unique identifier and uses the first unique identifier to determine a status of the medication, associate the first medicinal container with a medical provider and print a second label that includes a second RFID tag for a second medicinal container.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2023Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: Bluesight, Inc.Inventors: Jennifer Ashley Gitchell, Timothy James Leo Kress-Spatz, Kevin William MacDonald, Nicholas Bastien Petersen, Julie Christina Meloni, Christian Lee Doyle, Michael David Waud, David Mario Pedra, Nicholas Ward Stocchero, Michael Christopher Wimpee, Steven Shyu, Mahesh Murali
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Publication number: 20240406024Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure correspond to managing premises by processing input data, such as the appliance's operational and usage profiles and/or individual's health and behavior profile. One aspect of the present disclosure related monitoring aspect based on processing the appliance's operational and usage profiles. For example, the appliance's operational parameters together with sensor data associated with the appliances can be utilized to monitor the premises. Another aspect of the present disclosure related to generating command instructions for the individual (e.g., premise user) based on the individual's health and behavior profile. For example, the usage of the appliances can provide to the individual one or more commanding instructions based on the individual's health and behavior profile.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2024Publication date: December 5, 2024Inventors: William MacDonald Ferguson, Jonathan Landers, Kenneth Deering
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Publication number: 20240346446Abstract: A pharmacy kit is managed by defining multiple rules for determining whether a segment of a pharmacy kit is satisfactorily stocked, selecting at least one rule among the multiple rules according to a kit stocking contingency, an prompting a user to stock the segment of the pharmacy kit according to the selected at least one rule.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2024Publication date: October 17, 2024Inventors: Kevin William MacDonald, David Mario Pedra, Timothy James Leo Kress-Spatz, Christian Lee Doyle, Eric Brody
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Patent number: 12040065Abstract: Methods and systems relate to providing varying levels of detail about a pharmacy item to a patient information system based on the capabilities of the patient information system. An intercept device can receive an identifier associated with a pharmacy item based on a scanner reading a computer-readable code. The intercept device can recognize or determine the storage capabilities or limitations of the patient information system, for example by determining various medication data fields that the patient information system uses to store pharmacy item information. The intercept device can use the machine readable code to obtain pharmacy item information that is compatible with the patient information system based on those storage capabilities or limitations and can distribute that pharmacy item information to the patient information system.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2023Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: BLUESIGHT, INC.Inventors: Timothy James Leo Kress-Spatz, Kevin William MacDonald, Nicholas Bastien Petersen
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Publication number: 20240216828Abstract: An evaporator is provided for evaporating water from an ambient body of water having a water surface. The evaporator includes a housing that has a proximal end proximate to the water surface, a distal end distal to the water surface, and a housing air flow channel directed toward the water surface. The housing is disposed on a support, such as a float assembly, that positions the housing above the water surface. The evaporator also includes an air flow induction device, preferably an impeller, disposed to direct an air flow stream from the distal end toward the proximal end through the housing air flow channel and toward the water surface so that the air contacts the water. The impeller preferably is made of a fiberglass material. The support preferably includes at least one float assembly air flow channel that receives the air flow stream from the housing and directs it outwardly from the evaporator.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2023Publication date: July 4, 2024Inventors: ROBERT BALLANTYNE, WILLIAM MACDONALD
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Publication number: 20240214239Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure correspond to managing premises by processing input data, such as the appliance's operational and usage profiles and/or individual's health and behavior profile. One aspect of the present disclosure related monitoring aspect based on processing the appliance's operational and usage profiles. For example, the appliance's operational parameters together with sensor data associated with the appliances can be utilized to monitor the premises. Another aspect of the present disclosure related to generating command instructions for the individual (e.g., premise user) based on the individual's health and behavior profile. For example, the usage of the appliances can provide to the individual one or more commanding instructions based on the individual's health and behavior profile.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2022Publication date: June 27, 2024Inventors: William MacDonald Ferguson, Jonathan Landers, Kenneth Deering
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Patent number: 12003344Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure correspond to managing premises by processing input data, such as the appliance's operational and usage profiles and/or individual's health and behavior profile. One aspect of the present disclosure related monitoring aspect based on processing the appliance's operational and usage profiles. For example, the appliance's operational parameters together with sensor data associated with the appliances can be utilized to monitor the premises. Another aspect of the present disclosure related to generating command instructions for the individual (e.g., premise user) based on the individual's health and behavior profile. For example, the usage of the appliances can provide to the individual one or more commanding instructions based on the individual's health and behavior profile.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2022Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Inventors: William MacDonald Ferguson, Jonathan Landers, Kenneth Deering
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Patent number: 11996189Abstract: A system for managing pharmacy kits comprises a reading station configured to read tag information from a plurality of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags associated with a pharmacy kit, and an information processing system operatively connected to the reading station and configured to receive the tag information from the reading station and determine a status of the pharmacy kit based on the tag information, a plurality of stored templates defining contents to be included in each of a plurality of pharmacy kits, and a plurality of kit records indicating the current contents of a plurality of pharmacy kits.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2021Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Bluesight, Inc.Inventors: Kevin William MacDonald, Timothy James Leo Kress-Spatz
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Patent number: 11907902Abstract: A pharmacy kit is managed by defining multiple rules for determining whether a segment of a pharmacy kit is satisfactorily stocked, selecting at least one rule among the multiple rules according to a kit stocking contingency, an prompting a user to stock the segment of the pharmacy kit according to the selected at least one rule.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2021Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Bluesight, Inc.Inventors: Kevin William MacDonald, David Mario Pedra, Timothy James Leo Kress-Spatz, Christian Lee Doyle, Eric Brody
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Publication number: 20230402146Abstract: Methods and systems relate to providing varying levels of detail about a pharmacy item to a patient information system based on the capabilities of the patient information system. An intercept device can receive an identifier associated with a pharmacy item based on a scanner reading a computer-readable code. The intercept device can recognize or determine the storage capabilities or limitations of the patient information system, for example by determining various medication data fields that the patient information system uses to store pharmacy item information. The intercept device can use the machine readable code to obtain pharmacy item information that is compatible with the patient information system based on those storage capabilities or limitations and can distribute that pharmacy item information to the patient information system.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2023Publication date: December 14, 2023Inventors: Timothy James Leo Kress-Spatz, Kevin William MacDonald, Nicholas Bastien Petersen
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Publication number: 20230377728Abstract: A system and method is described for printing a label with an RFID tag. The system includes an RFID reader that queries a first RFID tag coupled to a first medicinal container that includes a medication. In response, the system receives a first unique identifier and uses the first unique identifier to determine a status of the medication, associate the first medicinal container with a medical provider and print a second label that includes a second RFID tag for a second medicinal container.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2023Publication date: November 23, 2023Inventors: Jennifer Ashley Gitchell, Timothy James Leo Kress-Spatz, Kevin William MacDonald, Nicholas Bastien Petersen, Julie Christina Meloni, Christian Lee Doyle, Michael David Waud, David Mario Pedra, Nicholas Ward Stocchero, Michael Christopher Wimpee, Steven Shyu, Mahesh Murali
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Patent number: 11813548Abstract: An evaporator is provided for evaporating water from an ambient body of water having a water surface. The evaporator includes a housing that has a proximal end proximate to the water surface, a distal end distal to the water surface, and a housing air flow channel directed toward the water surface. The housing is disposed on a support, such as a float assembly, that positions the housing above the water surface. The evaporator also includes an air flow induction device, preferably an impeller, disposed to direct an air flow stream from the distal end toward the proximal end through the housing air flow channel and toward the water surface so that the air contacts the water. The impeller preferably is made of a fiberglass material. The support preferably includes at least one float assembly air flow channel that receives the air flow stream from the housing and directs it outwardly from the evaporator.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2019Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Resource West, Inc.Inventors: Robert Ballantyne, William MacDonald
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Patent number: 11557393Abstract: A system and method is described for printing a label with an RFID tag. The system includes an RFID reader that queries a first RFID tag coupled to a first medicinal container that includes a medication. In response, the system receives a first unique identifier and uses the first unique identifier to determine a status of the medication, associate the first medicinal container with a medical provider and print a second label that includes a second RFID tag for a second medicinal container.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2021Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: Kit Check, Inc.Inventors: Jennifer Ashley Gitchell, Timothy James Leo Kress-Spatz, Kevin William MacDonald, Nicholas Bastien Petersen, Julie Christina Meloni, Christian Lee Doyle, Michael David Waud, David Mario Pedra, Nicholas Ward Stocchero, Michael Christopher Wimpee, Steven Shyu, Mahesh Murali
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Patent number: 11551797Abstract: Methods and systems relate to providing varying levels of detail about a pharmacy item to a patient information system based on the capabilities of the patient information system. An intercept device can receive an identifier associated with a pharmacy item based on a scanner reading a computer-readable code. The intercept device can recognize or determine the storage capabilities or limitations of the patient information system, for example by determining various medication data fields that the patient information system uses to store pharmacy item information. The intercept device can use the machine readable code to obtain pharmacy item information that is compatible with the patient information system based on those storage capabilities or limitations and can distribute that pharmacy item information to the patient information system.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2020Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Kit Check, Inc.Inventors: Timothy James Leo Kress-Spatz, Kevin William MacDonald, Nicholas Bastien Petersen
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Publication number: 20220238219Abstract: A system for managing pharmacy kits comprises a reading station configured to read tag information from a plurality of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags associated with a pharmacy kit, and an information processing system operatively connected to the reading station and configured to receive the tag information from the reading station and determine a status of the pharmacy kit based on the tag information, a plurality of stored templates defining contents to be included in each of a plurality of pharmacy kits, and a plurality of kit records indicating the current contents of a plurality of pharmacy kits.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2021Publication date: July 28, 2022Inventors: Kevin William MacDonald, Timothy James Leo Kress-Spatz
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Publication number: 20220237567Abstract: A chatbot system is disclosed that enables users to apply for opportunities (e.g., employment opportunities, educational opportunities, lending opportunities) via a chat interface. For example, a chatbot hosted by the chatbot system can receive a natural language request from a user and determine that the intent of the user message is to submit an application related to opportunity. In response, the chatbot may collect applicant information from various sources (e.g., user documents, social media accounts, user messages) to apply for the opportunity on behalf of the user. The disclosed chatbot system enhances user experience by enabling the application process to proceed via natural language messages and prompts, reducing the amount of applicant information that is provided directly by the user, reducing the number of mistakes in the application process, and maximizing the benefit to the user by enabling the application to multiple or different opportunities with minimal additional effort.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2021Publication date: July 28, 2022Inventors: Mitul Tiwari, Ravi N. Raj, Kurt William MacDonald, Quaizar Vohra, Srivatsava Daruru, Madhusudan Mathihalli
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Publication number: 20210402351Abstract: The present disclosure includes a system for processing waste from a chemical vapor deposition process. The system can include an inlet configured to be connected to one or more chemical vapor deposition systems, the inlet configured for receiving an effluent comprising one or more waste gases, a vacuum component in fluid communication with the inlet, the vacuum component configured for maintaining a vacuum of about 0.5 Torr to about 3.5 Torr and actuatable for removing the one or more waste gases from the one or more chemical vapor deposition systems, and a fluid line fluidly connecting the inlet to the vacuum component; and a controller in communication with the vacuum component.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Inventors: Edward M. Willis, William MacDonald, Sheng Ma, Ashley Lutero Abanilla, Mrugesh Shroff, Delroy F. Green
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Patent number: RE49618Abstract: A stove controller starts an unattended timer when a cooking process is started. The controller monitors whether motion is detected in the kitchen prior to the unattended timer expiring and resets the unattended timer each time motion is detected. If the unattended timer expires without any motion being detected, the controller disables the heating elements of the stove and starts a return timer. The controller monitors whether motion is detected in the kitchen prior to the return timer expiring. When motion is detected, the controller automatically re-enables the heating elements of the stove so that cooking can continue. If motion is not detected and the return timer expires, the controller locks the stove until a reset procedure is performed. Alerts of the stove activity are sent to external devices over the Internet, and the reset procedure may be performed on the controller or on one of the external devices.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Inventor: William MacDonald Ferguson