ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,697,276, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Express Scripts Strategic Development Inc. (St. Louis).
"Blister pack device and method" was invented by Michael L. Davis (Edwardsville, Ill.), Kenneth G. Coulter (Columbia, Ill.) and David C. Trice (Chadds Ford, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A container forming apparatus includes a plurality of forming members that have outer forming surfaces, which are shaped to form pockets in a sheet of material. A plurality of actuators are in mechanical connection with the forming members. The actuators are able to extend and retract the forming members. A controller is in electrical communication with...