Methods for manufacturing capsules with ingestible event markers

US11529071B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.

Inventors

• Jeremy Frank · San Francisco, US
• Nikhil Pargaonkar · Sunnyvale, US
• Raymond Schmidt · San Francisco, US
• Robert Azevedo · Albany, US
• Kurt Scheinpflug · Dublin, US
• Nikolaus Leist · San Carlos, US
• Chris Dong · Baoshan, TW
• Hiren Patel · Parsippany, US
• Peter Bjeletich · Livermore, US
• Robert Duck · San Francisco, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 28, 2020
• Grant date: Dec 20, 2022
• Expiry date: Sep 28, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B32B37/14
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Various methods and apparatuses are presented for an ingestible capsule that includes a digital, ingestible sensor component—or ingestible sensor—embedded into the capsule. The ingestible sensor component may be configured to activate upon coming into contact with conductive fluid, such as a body's stomach fluid. Once activated, the ingestible sensor component may be configured to perform various tasks, such as transmitting one or more signals and obtaining biometric data about the body that ingested the capsule.