Patrick E Downing

US Patent:

20130340390, Dec 26, 2013

Filed:

Jun 21, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/529554

Inventors:

Bradley E. Carson - Ottawa Hills OH, US
Joseph T. DeDeo - Mount Laurel NJ, US
Michael J. Szesko - Freehold NJ, US
Thomas L. Stocker - Miamisburg OH, US
Kurtis J. Hoffman - Wauseon OH, US
Patrick D. Downing - Fayette OH, US

Assignee:

OMNICARE, INC. - Covington KY

International Classification:

B65B 5/08
B65B 61/26
B25J 15/00

US Classification:

53411, 53473, 53474, 901 31

Abstract:

Methods for filling packagings with at least one medication includes receiving filling instructions for an order and operating an automated packaging station to fill a plurality of packagings making up an order. Operating the automated packaging station includes positioning a plurality of cassettes containing the medications needed for the order onto a feeder base at a single filling location, and moving each of the plurality of packagings to the filling location. The operation also includes actuating at least one of the cassettes at the feeder base simultaneously and according to the filling instructions when each packaging is located at the filling location. Automated packaging stations operable to perform the above filling instructions are also provided.