公开(公告)号：US20240034551A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-01

申请号：US17876897

申请日：2022-07-29

Applicant: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.

Inventor： Robert E. Hoffman

IPC: B65D88/26 ,  B65D90/58

CPC classification number: B65D88/26 ,  B65D90/587 ,  B65D90/623

Abstract: A hopper of a pharmaceutical counter comprises a housing defining an interior sized to hold a plurality of pharmaceuticals. The housing defines an outlet in communication with the interior that is sized and shaped to permit the plurality of pharmaceuticals to move therethrough. The hopper also includes a baffle supported by the housing and disposed in the interior. The baffle is disposed between upper and lower ends of the interior. The baffle is arranged to support a portion of the plurality of pharmaceuticals above the baffle when the plurality of pharmaceuticals is held in the interior of the housing. This relieves the head pressure of the pharmaceuticals at the outlet.

公开(公告)号：US11857505B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-02

申请号：US17492754

申请日：2021-10-04

Applicant: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.

Inventor： Andrew Long ,  Stanley Joe Johnson ,  Robert E. Hoffman

IPC: A61J7/00 ,  B65G1/137 ,  B65G1/04 ,  A61J1/03 ,  A61J7/02

CPC classification number: A61J7/0084 ,  A61J1/03 ,  A61J7/0076 ,  A61J7/02 ,  B65G1/045 ,  B65G1/1371 ,  A61J2200/30

Abstract: The medication dispensing assembly includes a housing having an interior. A medication bottle is disposed in the interior with its cap assembly facing vertically downwardly. The cap assembly includes outer, middle, and inner pieces. The outer and inner pieces are fixed with one another, and the middle piece is fixed with the bottle. A drive unit is disposed in the interior of the housing and is configured to rotate the bottle and the middle piece of the cap assembly about a vertical axis. The three pieces of the cap assembly have respective medication openings, and rotating the bottle causes individual pills to travel first from the bottle into the inner piece, then into the middle piece, then around the vertical axis, and then outside of the cap assembly through the medication opening of the outer piece.

公开(公告)号：US20230418312A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-28

申请号：US18243957

申请日：2023-09-08

Applicant: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.

Inventor： Ankur Kaneria ,  Timothy B. Clise

IPC: G05D1/10 ,  B64U10/00 ,  G05D1/00 ,  B64U20/87 ,  G06Q10/0832 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D1/00 ,  B64U30/20

CPC classification number: G05D1/1062 ,  B64U10/00 ,  G05D1/0088 ,  B64U20/87 ,  B64U2101/64 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64D1/00 ,  B64U30/20 ,  G06Q10/0832

Abstract: A method for controlling an autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle for delivery of a medication package includes determining a thermal control period for the medication package. The method also includes identifying a delivery location corresponding to the medication package. The method also includes identifying at least one environmental characteristic of an environment that includes a delivery three-dimensional flight path between a starting location and the delivery location, wherein the at least one environmental characteristic indicates an actual weather value at the delivery location. The method also includes determining whether to deliver the medication package based on the thermal control period and the at least one environmental characteristic, using the unmanned aerial vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20230409576A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-21

申请号：US18239033

申请日：2023-08-28

Applicant: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.

Inventor： Dennis Fuglsang ,  Robert W. Scanlon

IPC: G06F16/2453 ,  G06F16/242 ,  G06F16/22 ,  G06F16/25 ,  G06F16/2455

CPC classification number: G06F16/24547 ,  G06F16/2448 ,  G06F16/2272 ,  G06F16/258 ,  G06F16/2456

Abstract: A method includes receiving a query directed to a first data model that specifies base data fields. The method includes determining extension bindings for the first data model. A binding specifies an extension to the first data model and specifies one of the base data fields as a node at which the specified extension is added. The extension specifies a non-empty set of data fields. The method includes retrieving base data values according to the base data fields and extension data values according to, for a first binding, the set of data fields. The method includes generating a data object from the base and extension data values according to a second data model. The second data model is based on the first data model extended by adding the data fields from the extension specified by the first binding to the first data model at the specified node.

公开(公告)号：US11848834B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-19

申请号：US17867118

申请日：2022-07-18

Applicant: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.

Inventor： Michael D. Trapani ,  Scott H. Reid ,  Jason T. Graklanoff ,  Matthew M. Heck

IPC: H04L43/04 ,  H04L43/08 ,  G16H20/10 ,  G06F9/54

CPC classification number: H04L43/04 ,  G16H20/10 ,  H04L43/08 ,  G06F9/54

Abstract: A monitoring system for mapping and monitoring inter-application communications in a computing ecosystem is described. The monitoring system provides consolidated visibility to computing ecosystems by providing end-to-end mapping and monitoring of inter-application communications and events, changes, incidents, and status information of applications, services, and systems. As described, the monitoring system is configured to (a) identify communication paths linking the host devices, (b) generate an ecosystem map based on the communication paths, (c) transmit a monitoring signal to the network, (d) receive a monitoring response from the host devices in response to the monitoring signal including at least a first status, (e) process the monitoring response with the ecosystem map to generate an active ecosystem map, and (f) display the active ecosystem map including the host devices and at least one status associated with the host devices. As such, the monitoring system provides consolidated visibility to the ecosystem.

公开(公告)号：US11842316B1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-12

申请号：US17062266

申请日：2020-10-02

Applicant: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.

Inventor： Robert E. Hoffman

IPC: G06Q10/0832 ,  G16H20/13 ,  A61J1/16

CPC classification number: G06Q10/0832 ,  A61J1/165 ,  G16H20/13

Abstract: A temperature-controlled medication packaging system includes a storage with a temperature-controlled interior containing at least one medication. The packaging system further includes at least one shipping container and at least one coolant that is sized to fit within the at least one shipping container. A first robot is adapted to retrieve the at least one medication from the storage and transport the at least one medication to a second robot. The second robot is adapted to receive the at least one medication from the first robot and to bring the at least one medication and the at least one shipping container and the at least one coolant together for packaging.

公开(公告)号：US11820543B1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-21

申请号：US17119107

申请日：2020-12-11

Applicant: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.

Inventor： Robert E. Hoffman ,  Robert E. Kennedy

IPC: B65B5/06 ,  B65B5/08 ,  B65G1/137 ,  G05B15/02 ,  B65B61/20

CPC classification number: B65B5/08 ,  B65B5/06 ,  B65B61/20 ,  B65G1/1371 ,  B65G1/1378 ,  G05B15/02 ,  B65G2201/027 ,  B65G2201/0235

Abstract: A pharmaceutical order processing system for processing a plurality of pharmaceutical containers includes a container repository, a container selector, an order consolidator transporter and an order consolidator. The container repository supports the pharmaceutical containers. The container selector has a picker to pick the pharmaceutical containers from the pharmaceutical container repository. The container selector includes a carriage supporting the picker and movable relative to the container repository to move the picker around the container repository. The order consolidator receives the pharmaceutical containers and places the pharmaceutical containers in a shipping package. The order consolidator transporter receives the pharmaceutical containers after they have been picked by the picker and transports the pharmaceutical containers toward the order consolidator.

公开(公告)号：US20230350419A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-02

申请号：US18212303

申请日：2023-06-21

Applicant: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.

Inventor： Timothy B. Clise ,  Randy L. Canis

IPC: G05D1/02 ,  G06Q50/28 ,  G06Q10/0832 ,  G06Q10/0631 ,  H04L12/28 ,  G05B15/02

CPC classification number: G05D1/0246 ,  G06Q50/28 ,  G06Q10/0832 ,  G06Q10/06314 ,  H04L12/2803 ,  G05B15/02

Abstract: Methods and systems for prescription drug shipping selection are provided. The methods and systems include operations comprising: obtaining, by a server, activity data from a plurality of devices associated with a location, the activity data representing different types of activities that take place at the location over a threshold period of time; aggregating, by the server, the activity data to generate a location-based presence model for the location, the location-based presence model indicating likelihoods that a person is present at the location at a plurality of different time windows; and identifying, by the server, based on the location-based presence model, a time window for delivery of a perishable item to the location.

公开(公告)号：US11790313B1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-17

申请号：US16729757

申请日：2019-12-30

Applicant: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.

Inventor： Timothy B. Clise

IPC: G06Q10/08 ,  G06Q10/0835 ,  G06Q10/0832 ,  G06Q10/0833 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G01W1/06 ,  B64D1/12 ,  B64U50/34 ,  B64U101/35 ,  B64U101/60

CPC classification number: G06Q10/08355 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64D1/12 ,  G01W1/06 ,  G06Q10/0832 ,  G06Q10/0833 ,  B64U50/34 ,  B64U2101/35 ,  B64U2101/60

Abstract: Methods and systems for item delivery using multiple unmanned aerial vehicles are provided. The methods and systems include operations comprising: obtaining, by a distance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a package that includes a plurality of items, each item being associated with a target delivery destination; delivering, by the distance UAV, the package to a regional hub that includes a local UAV, the distance UAV being configured to travel a longer distance and carry more weight than the local UAV; retrieving, by the local UAV, a given item of the plurality of items from the package; determining, by the local UAV, the target delivery destination associated with the given item; and delivering, by the local UAV, the given item to the target delivery destination.

公开(公告)号：US11789469B1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-17

申请号：US16803136

申请日：2020-02-27

Applicant: Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.

Inventor： John Ciliberti ,  Jacob J. Reinhardt ,  Robert E. Hoffman

IPC: B64C39/02 ,  B64U10/13 ,  B64U50/19 ,  B64U80/86 ,  B64U101/60 ,  G05D1/12 ,  B64D27/24 ,  B64D47/08 ,  B64F1/36 ,  B60L50/60 ,  B60L53/50 ,  B60L53/80 ,  B64D9/00 ,  G06Q10/0834

CPC classification number: G05D1/12 ,  B60L50/60 ,  B60L53/50 ,  B60L53/80 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64D9/00 ,  B64D27/24 ,  B64D47/08 ,  B64F1/36 ,  G06Q10/0834 ,  B60L2200/10 ,  B64U10/13 ,  B64U50/19 ,  B64U80/86 ,  B64U2101/60

Abstract: A package delivery system for delivering a plurality of packages with one or more unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) includes a package receptacle to receive and store the plurality of packages. A charging station charges a plurality of UAV batteries which power the one or more UAVs. A UAV landing pad permits the one or more UAVs to land thereon. A loader loads a package of the plurality of packages and/or a UAV battery of the plurality of UAV batteries onto the UAVs when the UAVs are on the UAV landing pad. A transporter moves the packages and/or the UAV batteries s toward the loader.