US 12,325,543 B2
Pharmacy packaging system
William K. Holmes, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to RXSAFE LLC, Vista, CA (US)
Filed by RXSAFE LLC, Vista, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 16, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/185,120.
Application 18/185,120 is a continuation of application No. 17/570,267, filed on Jan. 6, 2022, granted, now 11,760,512.
Application 17/570,267 is a continuation of application No. 16/544,168, filed on Aug. 19, 2019, granted, now 11,235,895, issued on Feb. 1, 2022.
Application 16/544,168 is a continuation of application No. 15/277,500, filed on Sep. 27, 2016, granted, now 10,427,810, issued on Oct. 1, 2019.
Application 15/277,500 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/836,629, filed on Mar. 15, 2013, granted, now 10,427,809, issued on Oct. 1, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/654,365, filed on Jun. 1, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2023/0211904 A1, Jul. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. B65B 1/02 (2006.01); B65B 1/04 (2006.01); B65B 7/02 (2006.01); B65B 9/02 (2006.01); B65B 9/04 (2006.01); B65B 9/20 (2012.01); B65B 41/12 (2006.01); B65B 57/04 (2006.01); B65B 57/20 (2006.01); B65B 61/02 (2006.01); G07F 11/16 (2006.01); G07F 11/44 (2006.01); G07F 11/60 (2006.01); G07F 17/00 (2006.01); B65B 39/00 (2006.01)
CPC B65B 1/02 (2013.01) [B65B 1/04 (2013.01); B65B 7/02 (2013.01); B65B 9/02 (2013.01); B65B 9/04 (2013.01); B65B 9/20 (2013.01); B65B 41/12 (2013.01); B65B 57/04 (2013.01); B65B 57/20 (2013.01); B65B 61/025 (2013.01); G07F 11/165 (2013.01); G07F 11/44 (2013.01); G07F 11/60 (2013.01); G07F 17/0092 (2013.01); B65B 2039/009 (2013.01); B65B 2220/06 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A packaging unit for packaging pharmaceuticals into a pouch, the packaging unit comprising:
packaging equipment including a feed stock roll to form pouches; and
an electronic processor electrically coupled to the packaging equipment and configured to:
determine an amount of pharmaceuticals being loaded into the pouch;
determine a length of the pouch based on the amount of pharmaceuticals; and
control the packaging equipment to form the pouch having the length,
wherein the electronic processor is configured to identify the amount of material needed for the pouch by drawing an indexing mark on the material corresponding to the length of the pouch,
wherein the electronic processor is configured to detect the indexing mark,
wherein the electronic processor is configured to control the feed stock roll to stop releasing material in response to detecting the indexing mark.