IP Library Granted Patent US 9,980,881
Granted Patent B1
US 9,980,881 · App. 15/234,075 · Granted May 29, 2018

Method and system of personalizing a pill tray

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Patent No.
US 9,980,881
App. No.
15/234,075
Granted
May 29, 2018
Kind
B1
Abstract

A pill tray includes a cover attached to a base portion that is operable to move between an open position and a closed position, the cover including an inside surface having at least a first slot adjacent a first end of the cover and a second slot adjacent a second end of the cover opposite the first end. A personalized information sheet is dimensioned and configured to be removably secured to the cover of the pill tray by inserting a first end of the personalized information sheet into the first slot of the cover and a second end of the personalized information sheet into the second slot of the cover such that the personalized information sheet is visible to a user when the cover is in the open position.

Claims (19)

1. A pill tray comprising:

a base portion having a pill tray layout including a plurality of frequency sections and a plurality of sequence compartments within each frequency section;

a cover hingedly connected to a top end of the base portion such that the cover is operable to move between an open position and a closed position, the cover including an inside surface having at least a first slot adjacent a first end of the cover and a second slot adjacent a second end of the cover opposite the first end; and

a personalized information sheet dimensioned and configured to be removably secured to the inside surface of the cover of the pill tray by inserting, in a first direction, a first end of the personalized information sheet into the first slot of the cover and, at the same time and in the first direction, a second end of the personalized information sheet into the second slot of the cover such that the personalized information sheet can be slidably inserted into the inside surface of the cover in the first direction and slidably removed from the inside surface of the cover in a second direction opposite the first direction, and such that the personalized information sheet is visible to a user when the cover is in the open position by exposing the inside surface of the cover.

2. The pill tray of claim 1 further comprising an advertisement secured to the cover of the pill tray such that the advertisement is visible to the user when the cover is in the closed position.

3. The pill tray of claim 2 wherein the cover is composed of a clear plastic and the personalized information sheet is printed on a first side of a sheet material and the advertisement is printed on a second side of the sheet material such that the first side is visible to the user when the cover is in the open position and the second side is visible to the user when the cover is in the closed position.

4. The pill tray of claim 1 wherein the personalized information sheet includes indicia identifying the user of the pill tray.

5. The pill tray of claim 1 wherein the personalized information sheet includes a picture of the user of the pill tray.

6. A method of providing customizable personalized information to a user of a pill tray, the method comprising:

receiving a selection of personalized information to be displayed on a pill tray cover;

printing the selected personalized information on a personalized information sheet;

providing the pill tray to the user, the pill tray including a base portion and a cover hingedly connected to a top end of the base portion such that the cover is operable to move between an open position and a closed position, the cover including an inside surface having at least a first slot adjacent a first end of the cover and a second slot adjacent a second end of the cover opposite the first end; and

before or after the step of providing the pill tray to the user, removably securing the personalized information sheet to the inside surface of the cover of the pill tray by inserting, in a first direction, a first end of the personalized information sheet into the first slot of the cover and, at the same time and in the first direction, a second end of the personalized information sheet into the second slot of the cover such that the personalized information sheet can be slidably inserted into the inside surface of the cover in the first direction and slidably removed from the inside surface of the cover in a second direction opposite the first direction, and such that the personalized information sheet is visible to the user when the cover is in the open position by exposing the inside surface of the cover.

7. The method of claim 6 further comprising:

transmitting the selected personalized information from a dispensing entity to a label supplier for performing the printing step; and

shipping the personalized information sheet to the dispensing entity for removably securing the personalized information sheet to the cover of the pill tray.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the selected personalized information includes a picture of the user of the pill tray.

9. The method of claim 7 wherein the selected personalized information includes indicia identifying the user of the pill tray.

10. The method of claim 6 wherein the cover is composed of a clear plastic and the personalized information sheet is printed on a first side of a sheet material and an advertisement is printed on a second side of the sheet material such that the first side is visible to the user when the cover is in the open position and the second side is visible to the user when the cover is in the closed position.

Assignments (5)
NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION OF FIRST LIEN SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Jun 12, 2024
From: BARCLAYS BANK PLC, AS RESIGNING COLLATERAL AGENT
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS SUCCESSOR COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 067702/0592 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 30, 2020
From: TRI STATE DISTRIBUTION, INC.
To: ALTIUM HEALTHCARE INC.
Reel/Frame 051761/0246 →
FIRST LIEN PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 27, 2019
From: TRI STATE DISTRIBUTION, INC.
To: BARCLAYS BANK PLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 050565/0021 →
ABL PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 26, 2019
From: TRI STATE DISTRIBUTION, INC.
To: CITIBANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 050525/0498 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 11, 2016
From: MICELI, DAVID A.; MICELI, JOSEPH A.
To: TRI STATE DISTRIBUTION, INC.
Reel/Frame 039403/0553 →