US Patent Issued to Innovation Associates on May 5 for "Medication container air sorting system and apparatus" (New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,617,629, issued on May 5, was assigned to Innovation Associates Inc. (Johnson City, N.Y.).

"Medication container air sorting system and apparatus" was invented by Fletcher L. Chapin (Johnson City, N.Y.), Edward Mungo (Johnson City, N.Y.), Jacob Chandler Jackowski (Johnson City, N.Y.) and Carrie Hathaway (Johnson City, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and apparatus for a medication container sorting apparatus by air sort station is disclosed. The container sorting apparatus includes a transport mechanism, a bumper rail, an air nozzle, a valve, and a sensor. As medication containers pass by an air nozzle on the transport mechanis...