ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,384,627, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Tension International Inc. (Kansas City, Mo.).

"Modular product dispensing and verification system and method" was invented by Robert Terzini (Corinth, Texas) and Kenneth S. Myers (Kansas City, Mo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular, scalable prescription dispensing and verification system includes a four-tiered central conveyor, dispensing control system with stored patient orders for creating dispensing and routing itineraries, carriers transporting itineraries and dispensed medications, induction station, pairs of processing stations divided by the conveyor, including automated and man...