Anti-diversion, anti-counterfeiting product packaging
AssigneeTrackTech Solutions Corp.
InventorSanford Lane
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Abstract
In one aspect, the present invention features an identification tag as described herein. In a related aspect, the invention features packaging for a product that includes the identification tag and is useful in discouraging and/or detecting counterfeiting and product diversion.
Claims25
Packaging for a product, the packaging comprising a closure, wherein the closure is configured to close a product container and comprises a closure body that prevents access to an identification tag embedded therein without irreversibly damaging the closure body, the identification tag comprising (a) a radio frequency identification device (RFID) configured to receive a query signal from an RFID reader and, in response to receiving the query signal, transmit a response signal representing a first unique product identifier associated with the closure, and (b) identification information corresponding to the unique product identifier associated with the closure.
A method of determining whether a product has been diverted from its intended supply chain, the method comprising:
- (a) receiving a packaged product comprising a product within a product container having a closure disposed thereon, wherein the closure comprises a closure body that prevents access to an identification tag embedded therein without irreversibly damaging the closure body, the identification tag comprising (i) a radio frequency identification device (RFID) configured to receive a query signal from an RFID reader and, in response to receiving the query signal, transmit a response signal representing a first unique product identifier associated with the closure, and (ii) identification information corresponding to the unique product identifier associated with the closure;
- (b) breaching the closure body;
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- (c) determining whether the packaged product has been diverted from its intended supply chain based at least in part on assessing the identification information.
A method of packaging a product in a product container, the method comprising:
- receiving the product container with the product disposed therein;
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- closing the product container by affixing a closure to an opening of the product container, wherein the closure is configured to close the product container and comprises a closure body that prevents access to an identification tag embedded therein without irreversibly damaging the closure body, the identification tag comprising (a) a radio frequency identification device (RFID) configured to receive a query signal from an RFID reader and, in response to receiving the query signal, transmit a response signal representing a first unique product identifier associated with the closure, and (b) identification information corresponding to the unique product identifier associated with the closure.
A method of packaging a product in a product container, the method comprising:
- receiving the product container with the product disposed therein;
- closing the product container by affixing a closure to an opening of the product container, wherein the closure is configured to close the product container and comprises a closure body that prevents access to an identification tag embedded therein without irreversibly damaging the closure body, the identification tag comprising (a) a radio frequency identification device (RFID) configured to receive a query signal from an RFID reader and, in response to receiving the query signal, transmit a response signal representing a first unique product identifier associated with the closure, and (b) identification information corresponding to the unique product identifier associated with the closure;
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- inserting the product container with the closure affixed thereto into an outer container having an opening and/or a wall including a hole therein, and indelibly marking the product container within the outer container with a first representation of a unique identifier and indelibly marking an outer surface of the outer container with a second representation of the unique identifier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.