BRIAN J BROUSSARD, CRNA
Nursing at Ambassador Caffery Pkwy, Lafayette, LA

2004013, Jul 8, 2004

Aug 8, 2003

10/637768

Brian Broussard - Lafayette LA, US
Lynn Nichols - Pineville LA, US
Joseph Inabnet - Pineville LA, US
Stanley Jankowski - Pittsburgh PA, US

G06F003/00

710/001000

A controller is disclosed for use in a product dispensing system of the type having dispensing locations and validation devices. The controller comprises a memory containing linked information and containing a plurality of drivers, and a processor responsive to the input device and the memory for selecting an address based on the received information and the linked information. The processor (i) elects a driver from the plurality of drivers if the address corresponds to an automated dispensing device and (ii) produces an output responsive to the address if the address corresponds to a non-automated dispensing device.

7555362, Jun 30, 2009

May 25, 2006

11/442104

Brian Broussard - Lafayette LA, US
Monroe Milton - Lecompte LA, US
Michael Bergeron - Pineville LA, US
Joseph Popovich - McMurray PA, US
John Volkar - Amity PA, US

Parata Systems, LLC - Morrisville NC

G06F 17/00

700244, 700231, 700232, 700237, 700240, 221 2, 221 9, 221 10, 221 12, 377 6

One embodiment of the present invention includes a system comprising a housing having an upper end and a lower end. The housing carries a plurality of movable blades defining an entry aperture proximate to the upper end, an exit aperture proximate to the lower end, and a chamber there between. An adapter may be provided for connection to the housing and for receiving an article storage container. The upper end of the housing carries a sensor responsive to the presence and absence of the article storage container. A memory device carries information about the presence and absence of the article storage container. An article determining and actuating station has electronics for interrogating the memory device, for controlling the plurality of blades and for determining the number of items dispensed. A receptacle collects articles that have been dispensed. Methods of associating a flow control device with an article storage container and of dispensing items are also disclosed.

7139639, Nov 21, 2006

Jul 29, 2003

10/629887

Brian Broussard - Lafayette LA, US
Monroe Milton - Lecompte LA, US
Michael Bergeron - Pineville LA, US
Steven J. Remis - Ford City PA, US
Joseph Popovich - McMurray PA, US

McKesson Automation Systems Inc. - Pittsburgh PA

G06F 17/00

700225, 700231, 700240, 700244, 377 6, 221 2, 221 9

One embodiment of the present invention includes a system comprising a housing having an upper end and a lower end. The housing carries a plurality of movable blades defining an entry aperture proximate to the upper end, an exit aperture proximate to the lower end, and a chamber there between. An adapter may be provided for connection to the housing and for receiving an article storage container. The upper end of the housing carries a sensor responsive to the presence and absence of the article storage container. A memory device carries information about the presence and absence of the article storage container. An article determining and actuating station has electronics for interrogating the memory device, for controlling the plurality of blades and for determining the number of items dispensed. A receptacle collects articles that have been dispensed. Methods of associating a flow control device with an article storage container and of dispensing items are also disclosed.

7111780, Sep 26, 2006

Oct 17, 2003

10/688505

Brian Broussard - Lafayette LA, US
Samuel L. Nebiolo - Pittsburgh PA, US
Jeffery Henry - Port Barre LA, US

McKesson Automation Systems Inc. - Pittsburgh PA

G06F 7/08

235381, 235380

An integrated pharmacy system receives prescription information, creates a substitution reference list identifying the requested medical item and a plurality of equivalent medical items, automatically selects one of the items identified on the substitution reference list, fills the prescription, checks the accuracy of the filled prescription, facilitates the sales exchange, and creates an archive of the transaction, although not all steps need to be performed for every application. The integrated pharmacy system can also prevent unauthorized users from performing improper functions such as, for example, attempting to dispense an item which is not a proper substitute for the requested item. The present invention, by automatically substituting equivalent medical items for a requested medical item and by automatically archiving each prescription transaction, simplifies the prescription filling and record keeping requirements for the pharmacy technician and pharmacist.

7720569, May 18, 2010

Oct 25, 2006

11/552843

Curtis Forrester - Cumming GA, US
Steven J. Remis - Boyce LA, US
Brian G. Broussard - Lafayette LA, US

McKesson Automation Systems Inc. - San Francisco CA

G06F 17/00

700241, 700231, 700236, 700244

An adaptive interface is provided that is capable of brokering requests from a diverse set of customer host systems to a diverse set of backend servers (or backend device or backend automation system) controlling product dispensing devices and/or systems. The interface may be fully configurable and extensible (i. e. , there is a lot of control over the behavior, and the interface can support future features without requiring code changes). Two areas of extensibility of the interface may be adapting to new message formats from the same or new host systems, and supporting new backend services.