Asteres Inc. Awarded Multiple Patents for the Delivery of Prescriptions and Regulated Products to Consumers

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Asteres Inc., the industry’s first provider of automated prescription pickup kiosks for retail, hospital, and military pharmacies, announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued Asteres three additional patents. In 2006 Asteres was awarded its first patent, which focused on the delivery of finished prescriptions to consumers. Since then, Asteres has continued to aggressively protect its novel business and technology solutions for the delivery of prescriptions and regulated products to consumers.

“We are very pleased to be awarded these additional patents. Our intellectual property is one of our greatest assets”

“We are very pleased to be awarded these additional patents. Our intellectual property is one of our greatest assets,” says Laird Broadfield, Asteres’ Vice President of Research and Development. “In an emerging market, it is critical to have strong patent claims and these patents further validate Asteres as the market leader."

The three new Asteres patents contain 196 separate claims covering system interfaces and various methods for delivering finished prescriptions and regulated products directly to consumers. Asteres is currently pursuing additional intellectual property development and protection, including numerous patent applications pending worldwide.

ABOUT ASTERES

Asteres Inc. develops secure self-service kiosks for the storage and delivery of prescriptions and consumer products. Asteres’ premier product is ScriptCenter, the first prescription pick-up kiosk for retail, healthcare and military pharmacies that allows patients to pickup and pay for their prescriptions even when the pharmacy is closed. For more information visit www.asteres.com.

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