Lisa Garrard Rogers

US Patent:

52132323, May 25, 1993

Filed:

Mar 11, 1992

Appl. No.:

7/849513

Inventors:

Thomas L. Kraft - Houston TX
James W. Meador - Houston TX
John F. Berry - Houston TX
Lisa W. Rogers - Houston TX

Assignee:

Owen Healthcare, Inc. - Houston TX

International Classification:

B65G 5900

US Classification:

221277

Abstract:

An apparatus for dispensing single homogeneous units upon rotation of the apparatus comprising a generally circular walled container having a bottom for holding the singular homogeneous units. A discharge area located distally from the bottom for receiving the single homogeneous units and for discharging them upon rotation of the apparatus. A helical spiraled rib member located on the generally circular walled container extending from the bottom of the container and along the circular walls of the container for creating during rotation a continuously variable inclined surface along the helical spiraled rib member and the circular walls of the container for advancing single homogeneous units along said helical spiralled rib member and the generally circular walls of the container until a single homogeneous unit reaches the discharge area for discharge from the container. The helical spiraled rib member has a helix depth from the circular wall of the container sufficient for advancing only a single homogeneous unit along the helical spiraled rib member and the generally circular wall of the container until a single homogeneous unit reaches the discharge area. The helical spiralled rib member has a helix angle sufficient relative to the length of the generally circular walled container from the bottom to the discharge area for creating during rotation a sufficient inclined surface for advancing single homogeneous units to the discharge area.

US Patent:

55029442, Apr 2, 1996

Filed:

Dec 3, 1993

Appl. No.:

8/161899

Inventors:

Thomas L. Kraft - Houston TX
Lisa W. Rogers - Houston TX
Van Hoskins - Friendswood TX
Lou Waters - Houston TX
Robert Meyers - Houston TX
Kenneth E. Reynolds - Denton TX
Stuart S. Crader - Dallas TX
David Loebig - Rosenberg TX

Assignee:

Owen Healthcare, Inc. - Houston TX

International Classification:

B65B 5720
G07F 702

US Classification:

53 55

Abstract:

A medication dispenser for use in a hospital or other medical setting comprises a plurality of containers for holding medication units, packaging apparatus for containing one or more medication units in a package and robotics for manipulating a selected container to transfer one or more medication units from the container directly to said package. Since medication is directly transferred from the container to the package, no cross-contamination occurs.

US Patent:

D3630838, Oct 10, 1995

Filed:

Dec 3, 1993

Appl. No.:

D/016024

Inventors:

John A. Thompson - Houston TX
Lisa W. Rogers - Houston TX
Thomas L. Kraft - Houston TX

Assignee:

KVM Technologies, Inc. - Houston TX

US Classification:

D19 3

US Patent:

D3575810, Apr 25, 1995

Filed:

Dec 3, 1993

Appl. No.:

D/016011

Inventors:

Lisa W. Rogers - Houston TX
John A. Thompson - Houston TX
Michael C. Kuchar - Houston TX
Ronald J. Kokot - Milwaukee WI
Scott A. Kelley - Houston TX

Assignee:

KVM Technologies, Inc. - Houston TX

US Classification:

D 3276

US Patent:

54800625, Jan 2, 1996

Filed:

Jan 30, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/380124

Inventors:

Lisa W. Rogers - Houston TX
Thomas L. Kraft - Houston TX
John F. Berry - Houston TX
Scott A. Kelley - Houston TX
John A. Thompson - Houston TX
Clifford D. Ober - Missouri City TX
Michael C. Kuchar - Houston TX
Robert R. Mayer - Sugar Land TX
Van W. Hoskins - Friendswood TX
Vincent C. Weido - Houston TX
Mark G. Henckel - Katy TX

Assignee:

KVM Technologies, Inc. - Houston TX

International Classification:

B65G 5904
B65H 308
G07F 1116

US Classification:

221174

Abstract:

A vacuum operated system for individually dispensing items of oral solid medicine from bulk storage to a user, where the medicine is dispensed under computer control, and the quantity and type of medicine is selected in advance by the user. The invention includes medicine dispensing equipment and a computer that provides a user interface. A plurality of storage containers arranged in a rotatable carousel or a rectilinear array may contain various pharmaceutical articles, or various types, dosages, ages, and lot numbers of medicines. The storage containers may be easily refilled by inserting modular refill cartridges into the storage containers. After a user enters certain data into the computer, the invention aligns a universal vacuum probe with the storage container that contains the desired items. The universal vacuum probe is lowered to the desired storage container and engaged with a container probe that is exclusive to that storage container. After a vacuum source creates suction within the universal vacuum probe and the container probe, the universal vacuum probe and the container probe are operated to individually extract items from the storage container.

US Patent:

54050480, Apr 11, 1995

Filed:

Dec 6, 1993

Appl. No.:

8/162810

Inventors:

Lisa W. Rogers - Houston TX
Thomas L. Kraft - Houston TX
John F. Berry - Houston TX
Scott A. Kelley - Houston TX
John A. Thompson - Houston TX
Clifford D. Ober - Missouri City TX
Michael C. Kuchar - Houston TX
Robert R. Mayer - Sugar Land TX
Van W. Hoskins - Friendswood TX
Vincent C. Weido - Houston TX
Mark G. Henckel - Katy TX

Assignee:

KVM Technologies, Inc. - Houston TX

International Classification:

B65G 5904
B65H 308

US Classification:

221211

Abstract:

A vacuum operated system for individually dispensing items of oral solid medicine from bulk storage to a user, where the medicine is dispensed under computer control, and the quantity and type of medicine is selected in advance by the user. The invention includes medicine dispensing equipment and a computer that provides a user interface. A plurality of storage containers arranged in a rotatable carousel or a rectilinear array may contain various pharmaceutical articles, or various types, dosages, ages, and lot numbers of medicines. The storage containers may be easily refilled by inserting modular refill cartridges into the storage containers. After a user enters certain data into the computer, the invention aligns a universal vacuum probe with the storage container that contains the desired items. The universal vacuum probe is lowered to the desired storage container and engaged with a container probe that is exclusive to that storage container. After a vacuum source creates suction within the universal vacuum probe and the container probe, the universal vacuum probe and the container probe are operated to individually extract items from the storage container.

Address:

15907 Northtrace Dr, Houston, TX 77073

Phone:

8327686193

VIN:

2GNALDEK2C6367546

Make:

CHEVROLET

Model:

EQUINOX

Year:

2012