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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2017
Applicant:
Humana Inc., Louisville, KY (US);
Inventor:
Michael Mahar, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Humana Inc., Louisville, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/51 (2006.01); B65G 47/68 (2006.01); B65G 47/71 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/684 (2013.01); B65G 47/5159 (2013.01); B65G 47/5186 (2013.01); B65G 47/71 (2013.01); B65G 2201/0244 (2013.01);
Abstract
An automated method and system for distributing prescription vials from upstream locations of a pharmacy to various downstream destinations using a stacked configuration of outbound lanes so that vials will enter the first outbound lane that is not blocked. The distribution table of the present invention has a lower portion having outbound lanes and an upper portion having outbound lanes and where the table is adapted to move vials in a loop pattern around the lower and upper portions.