公开(公告)号：US09937100B1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-10

申请号：US14918246

申请日：2015-10-20

Applicant: Express Scripts, Inc.

Inventor： Jonathan W. Joplin ,  Robert Hoffman

IPC: G06F7/00 ,  A61J3/00 ,  B65C3/08

CPC classification number: A61J3/00 ,  B65B5/105 ,  B65B61/20 ,  B65C3/08 ,  B65C3/14 ,  G06Q10/08

Abstract: A pharmaceutical order filling system receives pharmaceutical orders and uses a loading device to label containers and load the labeled containers onto a pallet. The loading device is configured with at least one container drop assembly that receives containers to be labelled and loaded onto the pallet and that is in communication with a label assembly configured to print and apply labels to the containers. The loading device also includes at least one loading rotary wheel configured to receive the labelled containers and hold the labelled containers in a pick position to be moved from the pick position to a predetermined position on the pallet. The loading device may be configured to accommodate multiple sizes of containers and to consolidate multiple sizes of labelled containers into a single loading rotary wheel for loading onto the pallet.

公开(公告)号：US10741274B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-11

申请号：US15434825

申请日：2017-02-16

Applicant: EXPRESS SCRIPTS, INC.

Inventor： Robert Hoffman ,  Jonathan Joplin

IPC: B65G1/137 ,  G16H20/10 ,  G16H40/20

Abstract: A pharmaceutical order filling system receives pharmaceutical orders and uses an accumulation device to accumulate bottles of pharmaceuticals corresponding to the pharmaceutical orders. The accumulation device is configured with a table assembly that includes a plurality of holding tubes configured to accumulate multiple bottles corresponding to pharmaceutical orders. The accumulation device also includes a bottle pick and place assembly configured to place bottles into holding tubes and an unload assembly configured to empty accumulated bottles from holding tubes into an unload assembly tube. The accumulation device may be further configured to receive and temporarily store a single bottle of a prescription order. The accumulation device may be configured to release accumulated bottles onto a conveyor in an upright position.