Inventor · Durham, NC, US

Richard D. Michelli

42Patents
17h-index
31Co-inventors
77Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 6, 2000 → Sep 26, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6631826B2 Device to count and dispense articles Performing Operations; Transporting 66 Expired
US6971541B2 System and method for dispensing prescriptions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 64 Expired
US7118006B2 System and method for dispensing prescriptions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 49 Expired
US7344049B2 Devices useful in system and method for dispensing prescriptions Physics 42 Expired
US7565782B2 System and method for dispensing prescriptions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Active
US7832591B2 Methods and apparatus for dispensing solid pharmaceutical articles Physics 28 Active
US7565784B2 Apparatus for dispensing prescriptions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Active
US7275353B2 System and method for dispensing prescriptions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Expired
US6974049B2 System and method for dispensing prescriptions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US6971544B2 System and method for dispensing prescriptions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired
US7596932B2 Devices for capping vials useful in system and method for dispensing prescriptions Performing Operations; Transporting 22 Active
US7866506B2 Devices useful in system and method for dispensing prescriptions Physics 22 Active
US7840307B2 Object dispenser with locking fill door useful in system and method for dispensing objects Physics 21 Active
US7988017B2 Methods and apparatus for dispensing solid pharmaceutical articles Performing Operations; Transporting 20 Active
US6974050B2 System and method for dispensing prescriptions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US7837061B2 Methods and apparatus for dispensing solid pharmaceutical articles Physics 19 Active
US8908163B2 System and method for verifying the contents of a filled, capped pharmaceutical prescription Physics 17 Active
US7905372B2 Devices useful in system and method for dispensing prescriptions Physics 17 Active
US7949427B2 Methods and apparatus for dispensing solid articles Physics 16 Active
US8499967B2 Methods and apparatus for dispensing solid articles Physics 15 Active
US7870973B2 Methods and apparatus for dispensing solid articles Physics 15 Active
US7703637B2 Devices useful in system and method for dispensing prescriptions Physics 14 Active
US8467899B2 Apparatus for dispensing solid pharmaceutical articles Physics 12 Active
US8240506B2 Methods and apparatus for dispensing solid pharmaceutical articles Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Active
US7743943B2 Devices useful in system and method for dispensing prescriptions Physics 11 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.