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Patent No.:

US 12679663 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026

Filed:

Jul. 29, 2024

Routing of totes and bottles within a pharmacy conveyor system

Applicant:

Innovation Associates, Inc., Johnson City, NY (US);

Inventors:

Fletcher A. Chapin, Jr., Maine, NY (US);

Todd Bower, Johnson City, NY (US);

Assignee:

Innovation Associates, Inc., Johnson City, NY (US);

Attorney:

K&L Gates LLP

Primary Examiner:

Gene O Crawford

Assistant Examiner:

Lester undefined Rushin, III

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 43/08 (2006.01); B65G 43/10 (2006.01); B65G 47/50 (2006.01); B65G 47/53 (2006.01); B65G 47/82 (2006.01); G16H 20/10 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 43/08 (2013.01); B65G 43/10 (2013.01); B65G 47/53 (2013.01); B65G 47/82 (2013.01); G16H 20/10 (2018.01); B65G 47/503 (2013.01); B65G 2201/0244 (2013.01); B65G 2201/0258 (2013.01); B65G 2201/027 (2013.01); B65G 2203/0216 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system, method, and apparatus for the routing of totes and bottles within a pharmacy fulfillment center are disclosed. The system, method, and apparatus are configured to transmit routing tables from an application server to station controllers (e.g., PLCs) to enable each station to locally make a routing decision. Since the routing logic is locally stored at each station, the controllers do not need to transmit request messages to the server every time a tote or bottle is scanned. The system, method, and apparatus increase conveyor throughput by enabling each station to make a routing decision without having to wait for a response from a server.

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Chapin, Jr., Fletcher. (2026). Routing of totes and bottles within a pharmacy conveyor system (U.S. Patent No. 12679663). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12679663

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