ORAL DRUG CAPSULE COMPONENT INCORPORATING A COMMUNICATION DEVICE

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12015201

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An improved upper capsule portion (62) of an oral drug delivery capsule (60) that includes an upper capsule portion (62) and a lower cup shaped capsule portion (64), the lower cup shaped capsule portion (64) containing a medical formulation (66), the lower capsule portion (64) being made of a material that disperses in gastrointestinal fluid, the lower capsule portion (64) having a mouth, the upper capsule portion (62) dimensioned to engage with the mouth of the lower capsule portion (64). The improvement is the positioning of a communication device, such as an RFID tag (90), on or integrally with the upper capsule portion (62) so that the communication device can communicate that the oral drug delivery capsule has been ingested. An alternate embodiment with an improved lower capsule portion is also disclosed.

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DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC2040 DOW CENTER MIDLAND MI 48674

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Jones, Christopher Michael Midland, MI 291 2366
Mercure, Peter K Midland, MI 8 496
White, Douglas Paul Lake Jackson, TX 1 99

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