US 11,913,893 B2
Smart packaging for improved medication regimen compliance
Mehran Mehregany, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to QuantaEd, LLC, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QuantaEd, LLC, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/074,382.
Application 18/074,382 is a continuation of application No. 17/468,217, filed on Sep. 7, 2021.
Application 17/468,217 is a continuation of application No. 16/825,981, filed on Mar. 20, 2020, granted, now 11,193,903, issued on Dec. 7, 2021.
Application 16/825,981 is a continuation of application No. 16/156,603, filed on Oct. 10, 2018, granted, now 10,634,633, issued on Apr. 28, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/570,328, filed on Oct. 10, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0111861 A1, Apr. 13, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G01R 27/08 (2006.01); A61J 1/03 (2023.01); A61J 7/00 (2006.01); A61J 7/04 (2006.01); G01N 27/02 (2006.01); G01N 27/04 (2006.01); G01N 27/06 (2006.01); G01N 27/07 (2006.01); G01N 29/06 (2006.01); G01N 27/20 (2006.01); H01L 21/66 (2006.01)
CPC G01N 27/041 (2013.01) [A61J 1/035 (2013.01); A61J 7/0076 (2013.01); A61J 7/04 (2013.01); G01N 27/02 (2013.01); G01N 27/06 (2013.01); G01N 27/07 (2013.01); G01N 29/0672 (2013.01); A61J 2200/30 (2013.01); A61J 2200/70 (2013.01); G01N 27/20 (2013.01); G01N 2291/0237 (2013.01); G01N 2291/0258 (2013.01); H01L 22/14 (2013.01); H01L 2224/45015 (2013.01); H01L 2224/45099 (2013.01); H01L 2924/00014 (2013.01)] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A smart case (100) for monitoring the state of a content (1210) in a content compartment (1206), wherein the smart case comprises:
(1) an electronics module (102); and
(2) a detection module (104) that includes:
(i) a housing (302) having a lid (318) and a body (316), wherein the lid is movable relative to the body;
(ii) the content compartment, wherein the content compartment is reusable and configured to removably locate the content; and
(iii) a sensor array (1208) that is operatively coupled with the content; wherein the electronics module includes electronic circuitry (112) that is configured to measure a first parameter across a portion of the content compartment.