ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,698,107, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Express Scripts Strategic Development Inc. (St. Louis).
"Methods and apparatus for automated counting of solids" was invented by Izaak T. Landgraff (Brownsburg, Ind.) and Joseph A. Siciliano (Zionsville, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shim for a solid counting device is provided. The shim includes: a first end, including a first width and a projection extending in a lateral direction; a second end, including a second width greater than the first width; and an elongated body extending in a longitudinal dimension from the first end to the second end. The first width, the second width, and th...