Brian K Bishop

US Patent:

20220340312, Oct 27, 2022

Filed:

Apr 21, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/660045

Inventors:

- Durham NC, US
Brian Bishop - Wonder Lake IL, US

International Classification:

B65B 5/10
B65B 9/04
G06Q 10/08

Abstract:

A method includes generating an order for a drug product packaging system to dispense a quantity of drug product into respective ones of a plurality of pouches; associating a plurality of canisters in the drug product packaging system with each other as a group, each of the plurality of canisters containing the drug product; and operating the drug product packaging system to dispense the quantity of drug product into respective ones of the plurality of pouches by drawing from the plurality of canisters in round-robin fashion by switching between ones of the plurality of canisters when transitioning between ones of the plurality of pouches.

US Patent:

20220281672, Sep 8, 2022

Filed:

Feb 11, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/669586

Inventors:

- Durham NC, US
Brian Bishop - Wonder Lake IL, US

International Classification:

B65D 83/04
A61J 1/03

Abstract:

A canister for an automated pharmacy packaging machine includes: a base; a rotary member positioned in the base; a sleeve mounted to the base having a cavity; a diverter mounted to the sleeve and extending into the cavity, the diverter having a leading edge; and a cover mounted to the sleeve. The diverter is oriented at an oblique angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the sleeve.