Meredith A Smith

US Patent:

8452815, May 28, 2013

Filed:

Sep 25, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/237853

Inventors:

Meredith Smith - Lake Forest IL, US
James David Haddox - Upper Stepney CT, US

Assignee:

Purdue Pharma L.P. - Stamford CT

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707802, 707728, 707796, 705 2

Abstract:

Managing and analyzing occurrences of certain types of adverse events associated with a distribution of a prescription drug into the commercial marketplace, such as a drug having an associated abuse liability potential. Data concerning an occurrence of an adverse event associated with such distribution is received and selectively logged as an event if the data satisfies one or more predetermined criteria which can be used to filter the received data. If the received data are logged as an event, a score is computed and assigned to the event. If the score meets or exceeds a pre-established threshold, a field researcher is assigned to investigate the logged event. Further data from the field researcher are stored in association with the logged event. Automated review of further data from field researchers can be performed to update the status of a logged event to closed.

US Patent:

39955176, Dec 7, 1976

Filed:

Dec 12, 1974

Appl. No.:

5/531954

Inventors:

Meredith E. Smith - Deerfield IL

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

B26D 106

US Classification:

83 13

Abstract:

A system for obtaining N slices of substantially uniform thickness from a solid to provide a batch having a desired weight, where N is an integer which may have a value between predefined limits. A partial batch weight is taken in response to weighing a number of slices less than N. A terminal value of N is estimated on the basis of the number of slices in the partial batch and the ratio of the desired batch weight and the partial batch weight. A predicted terminal deviation from the desired batch weight is calculated based on the partial batch weight and the ratio of the estimated value of N and the number of slices in the partial batch. In one embodiment the feed rate of the solid into a slicing device, and accordingly the slice thickness and terminal batch weight, is controlled as a function of the value of the predicted terminal deviation. In another embodiment the feed rate is fixed and the estimated value of N is modified as a function of the predicted terminal deviation for controlling the terminal batch weight.