Patents
US 12444486 B1: System and method for supply chain of pharmaceuticals and other goods
- Granted
- 2025-10-14
- Filed
- 2023-05-10 application 18195497
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
The following relates generally to facilitating delivery of prescription medication. In some embodiments, a pharmacy computer system: (i) receives a prescription, (ii) reviews the prescription, and (iii) sends the prescription to an intermediate cloud layer. The intermediate cloud layer may then determine a warehouse to send the prescription to based on at least one criteria. The at least one criteria may comprise at least one of: (i) a health insurance plan; (ii) whether the medication comprises a controlled substance; (iii) whether the medication must be refrigerated during shipping; (iv) a warehouse shipping address; or (v) a fulfillment cap of a warehouse.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg251014.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WALGREEN CO. 344 patents | US company or organization | Deerfield, IL | WALGREEN CO SEC filer EXACT medium confidence: identical full name, one of each nationally | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Cook | Uttoxeter, GB | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Rex A. Swords | Cedar Hill, TX | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Michael Bleser | Deerfield, IL | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| William Sunna | Wheeling, IL | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G16H | Healthcare informatics, i.e. information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical or healthcare data | G16H20/10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G06Q | Information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes; systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes, not otherwise provided for | G06Q10/083 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-14 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BLESER, MICHAEL signed 2020-09-25 COOK, MATTHEW signed 2020-09-25 SUNNA, WILLIAM signed 2020-09-25 SWORDS, REX A. signed 2020-09-25 | WALGREEN CO. DEERFIELD, IL | 72558/95 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2025-08-28 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | WALGREEN CO. signed 2025-08-28 DUANE READE signed 2025-08-28 WALGREENS SPECIALTY PHARMACY LLC signed 2025-08-28 WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE, INC. signed 2025-08-28 | WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT BOSTON, MA | 72679/926 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-16 |
| 2025-08-28 | Security interest Security interest Intellectual property security agreement | WALGREEN CO. signed 2025-08-28 | SIXTH STREET LENDING PARTNERS, AS COLLATERAL AGENT DALLAS, TX | 72606/878 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-16 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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