Patent ID: 9387148
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: A61J,H05K

Claim Text:
1. A product package having a frangible electrical circuit and a plurality of individual package cavities, comprising: the individual package cavities arranged in rows or columns; wherein each individual package cavity has a unique corresponding plurality of electrical paths and at least one circuit element, the at least one circuit element being located in one of the electrical paths and having a predetermined measurable electrical characteristic that facilitates automated identification of whether the corresponding cavity has been opened; wherein each individual package cavity has a corresponding frangible electrical circuit that is broken when the individual package cavity is opened, the broken portion eliminating one of the plurality of electrical paths associated with the individual package cavity; and further comprising one detection circuit for each row or column of individual package cavities connecting the electrical paths associated with every individual package cavity in the row or column of the package such that one or more electrical parameters corresponding to the detection circuit determines which individual package cavities of the row or column have been opened and further wherein a predetermined value for at least one electrical parameter is associated with each of every possible combination of opened cavities for each row or column.