WO2018067894A1 - Plate-forme pour manipuler des produits à base de plantes dans des récipients pourvus de sécurité enfant - Google Patents

Plate-forme pour manipuler des produits à base de plantes dans des récipients pourvus de sécurité enfant Download PDF

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WO2018067894A1
WO2018067894A1 PCT/US2017/055458 US2017055458W WO2018067894A1 WO 2018067894 A1 WO2018067894 A1 WO 2018067894A1 US 2017055458 W US2017055458 W US 2017055458W WO 2018067894 A1 WO2018067894 A1 WO 2018067894A1
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Shane Grant Blomberg
Edward Kilduff
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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    • B65D21/02—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together
    • B65D21/0209—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together stackable or joined together one-upon-the-other in the upright or upside-down position
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D41/00—Caps, e.g. crown caps or crown seals, i.e. members having parts arranged for engagement with the external periphery of a neck or wall defining a pouring opening or discharge aperture; Protective cap-like covers for closure members, e.g. decorative covers of metal foil or paper
    • B65D41/02—Caps or cap-like covers without lines of weakness, tearing strips, tags, or like opening or removal devices
    • B65D41/04—Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers secured by rotation
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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    • B65D43/16—Non-removable lids or covers hinged for upward or downward movement
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D50/00—Closures with means for discouraging unauthorised opening or removal thereof, with or without indicating means, e.g. child-proof closures
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D55/00—Accessories for container closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D55/02—Locking devices; Means for discouraging or indicating unauthorised opening or removal of closure
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2203/00—Decoration means, markings, information elements, contents indicators
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  • the present disclosure relates to child-resistant containers including a platform for handling of plant-based products.
  • Plant-based products such as produce, herbs, nutritional supplements, and the like have historically been produced at farms in other production environments, such as using hydroponics and shipped in crates, barrels, or similar containers by trucks, trains, boats, ships, and other shipping facilities.
  • Mechanisms such as inventory tracking systems using readers that interrogate chips that are placed on containers, have been used for tracking such products from production environments through transportation and warehousing to points of sale.
  • a number of recent changes in the business ecosystem for certain products, including regulatory changes have led to increased demand for such products, but have also created complications for owners and operators, including farmers and other producers, shippers, warehousing companies, and vendors, as well as for regulators and end consumers.
  • some products such as cannabis
  • owners and operators are challenged to ensure that the facilities they control are secure and are in compliance with applicable regulations.
  • vendors need to be sure that they are supplying such goods in a way that is consistent with regulations.
  • Consumers may also wish to ensure that products are safe and secure, in part because some of these products have historically been the subject of a black market (possibly making them targets for theft), and even the legal use of the products may need to be controlled, such as to avoid allowing access by children.
  • Applicant has identified a need for improved methods, systems, products, and components, including improved packages and containers, for enabling packaging, security, safety, tracking, compliance, and high quality in the ecosystem for plant-based products.
  • improved methods, systems, products, and components including improved packages and containers and a host system for various information technology capabilities, for enabling packaging, security, safety, tracking, compliance, and high quality in the ecosystem for plant-based products.
  • Plant-based products such as herbal supplements, fruits, vegetables, tobacco, cannabis, and the like, may be placed in a range of secure, airtight, tamper-proof, childproof packages or containers having various improved shapes, materials, form factors and the like as described and depicted throughout this disclosure.
  • the packages or containers may include one or more processors, chips, sensors, or the like, including the capability to store information (such as identifying information and information about time and place of origin, exposure to environmental conditions, permitted uses, and many other types), the ability to report information (such as by pushing information over a communications interface, such as BluetoothTM or Wi-Fi, or to have information pulled, such as upon interrogation by a reader or similar device), and the ability to perform processing functions, such as parsing data and applying one or more rules to one or more inputs in order to provide an output or determine an action.
  • information such as identifying information and information about time and place of origin, exposure to environmental conditions, permitted uses, and many other types
  • the ability to report information such as by pushing information over a communications interface, such as BluetoothTM or Wi-Fi, or to have information pulled, such as upon interrogation by a reader or similar device
  • processing functions such as parsing data and applying one or more rules to one or more inputs in order to provide an output or determine an action.
  • the platform may include a host system, such as enabling or containing a set of services, programs, applications, processes, or the like, which may be deployed on premises of a host or an owner or operator or on cloud infrastructure, such as web services infrastructure, or a combination thereof.
  • the host system may include one or more servers, data storage facilities, processing facilities, and the like.
  • the infrastructure may be multi-tenant infrastructure, such as for handling processing of information relating to the supply chain of multiple owners and operators, regulators, and/or consumers.
  • the methods and systems disclosed herein include a packaging system for perishable consumables including a container having a body and a top.
  • the top is configured to cooperate with the body to provide a re-sealable closure to a cavity formed in the body.
  • the container is odor-resistant and child resistant when the top is sealed to the body.
  • the container is configured to be stackable with another container when the top is sealed to the body of the container.
  • the methods and systems disclosed herein include a chain of custody and freshness indication on an exterior of the container that is configured to show whether the container was opened after sealing and before retail purchase.
  • the top is hingedly connected to the body of the container.
  • the top is configured to be rotated relative to the body to secure the top to the body.
  • the container is configured to be squeezed to remove the top from the body of the container.
  • the top of the container is configured to permit another container to releasably connect to and stack with the top of the container.
  • the top of the container is configured to permit another container to releasably connect to and stack with the container whether the top is sealed to or released from the body of the container.
  • the body of the container is configured to permit another container to releasably connect to and nest within a portion of the body of the container when the top of the container is not sealed to the body.
  • the top is configured to be rotated relative to the body to secure the top to the body and to be rotated in an opposite direction to remove the top from the body.
  • the top is configured to only unseal from the body when the top is rotated relative to the body in the opposite direction in combination with the top also being urged toward a bottom of the body of the container.
  • the container includes a raised bottom portion containing an electronic device that is sealed from the cavity of the container.
  • the electronic device is configured to store, report and process data including applying rules to determine a portion of freshness and chain of custody conditions descriptive of what is contained in the cavity.
  • the container includes an electronic device sealed from the cavity.
  • the electronic device is configured to detect a presence or an absence of an access parameter upon at least one of movement of the container and an attempt to access the cavity of the container by removing the top from the body.
  • the electronic device is configured to report on at least one of an unauthorized movement and an unauthorized access to the cavity based on the presence or the absence of the access parameter.
  • the container includes an electronic device sealed from the cavity that is configured to monitor and alert a user when measurements of at least one of a temperature condition and a humidity condition do not fit within predetermined ranges.
  • the container includes an electronic device sealed from a cavity.
  • the electronic device is configured to communicate with a platform to indicate compliance with at least a portion of regulations governing what is contained in the cavity of the container.
  • the container includes an electronic device sealed from a cavity.
  • the electronic device is configured to communicate with a platform to provide details of at least a portion of a chain of custody of the container.
  • the body of the container is made of glass.
  • the top of the container is opaque.
  • at least a portion of the top of the container is made from a material selected from a group consisting of glass, plastic, wood, and metal.
  • the body and the top of the container are made of the same material.
  • the body of the container is made of plastic.
  • the body of the container is made of recyclable plastic.
  • the body of the container is made of plastic containing recycled material.
  • the methods and systems disclosed herein include a packaging system for perishable consumables including a container having a body and a top.
  • the top is configured to cooperate with the body to provide a re-sealable closure to a cavity formed in the body.
  • the container is odor-resistant and child resistant when the top is sealed to the body.
  • a portion of the container is configured to be squeezed to unseal the top from the body of the container.
  • the methods and systems disclosed herein include a chain of custody and freshness indication on an exterior of the container that is configured to show whether the container was opened after sealing and before retail purchase.
  • the top is hingedly connected to the body of the container.
  • the container is configured to permit at least one of other containers to releasably connect to and stack with the container.
  • the top of the container is configured to permit at least one of other containers to releasably connect to and stack with the top of the container. [0029] In embodiments, the top of the container is configured to permit the at least one of the other containers to releasably connect to and stack with the top of the container whether the top is sealed to or released from the body of the container.
  • the body of the container is configured to permit the at least one of the other containers to releasably connect to and nest within a portion of the body of the container when the top of the container is not sealed to the body.
  • the container includes an electronic device that is sealed from the cavity of the container.
  • the electronic device is configured to store, report and process data including applying rules to determine a portion of freshness and chain of custody conditions descriptive of what is contained in the cavity.
  • the container includes an electronic device sealed from the cavity.
  • the electronic device is configured to detect a presence or an absence of an access parameter upon at least one of movement of the container and an attempt to access the cavity of the container by removing the top from the body.
  • the electronic device is configured to report on at least one of an unauthorized movement and an unauthorized access to the cavity based on the presence or the absence of the access parameter.
  • the container includes an electronic device sealed from the cavity that is configured to monitor and alert a user when measurements of at least one of a temperature condition and a humidity condition do not fit within predetermined ranges.
  • the portion of the container that is configured to be squeezed includes a first tab and a second tab that extend from the top and through a portion of the body and are configured to be squeezed together to unseal the top from the body of the container.
  • the portion of the container that is configured to be squeezed to unseal the top from the body of the container is also configured to slidingly couple the body to the top.
  • the top and the body of the container are the same color.
  • At least a portion of the body of the container is made from a material selected from a group consisting of paper, plastic, wood, and metal.
  • the body and the top of the container are made of the same material.
  • the container is made of plastic. In embodiments, the container is made of recyclable plastic. In embodiments, the container is made of plastic containing recycled material.
  • the methods and systems disclosed herein include packaging system for perishable consumables including a flexible container having a front face defining an opening in the container and a sliding sealing mechanism on the front face configured to provide an odor- resistant and a child-resistant seal for the flexible container when the sliding sealing mechanism is in a locked condition and a portion of the sliding sealing mechanism is positioned to extend beyond a rear face of the flexible container opposite the front face of the container.
  • the sliding sealing mechanism includes a lockable slider movable between an open condition and a locked condition.
  • the lockable slider is configured to connect to a sealing mechanism body in the locked condition.
  • the sealing mechanism body is coupled to the front face and the rear face and includes at least one aperture through which the portion of the lockable slider extends beyond the rear face.
  • a portion of the lockable slider is configured to be squeezed and includes a first tab and a second tab that extend through a pair of apertures in the sealing mechanism body and couple thereto.
  • the first tab and the second tab are configured to uncouple from the sealing mechanism body when squeezed together.
  • the flexible container is made of plastic. In embodiments, the flexible container is made of recyclable plastic. In embodiments, the flexible container is made of plastic containing recycled material.
  • Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of various components, methods, and systems of a platform for management of secure packages and containers for plant-based products in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figures 2 and 3 are perspective views of a container in a form of a child resistant and odor- resistant jar in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figures 4 and 5 are side views of Figure 2.
  • Figures 6 and 7 are top and bottom views, respectively, of Figure 2.
  • Figures 8 and 9 are perspective views of the top of the container of Figure 2.
  • Figures 10 and 11 are perspective views of the body the container of Figure 2.
  • Figures 12, 13, 14, and 15 are perspective views of containers of different sizes in form of ajar having a child resistant and odor-resistant top in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figures 16 and 17 are perspective views of a container in a form of a child resistant and odor-resistant squeeze to open container in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 18 is a side view of Figure 16.
  • Figures 19 and 20 are perspective views of containers in a form of a child resistant and odor-resistant squeeze to open container shown in a stacked condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figures 21 and 22 are side views of Figures 19 and 20, respectively.
  • Figure 23 is a perspective view of containers in a form of a child resistant and odor- resistant squeeze to open container shown in a nested condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figures 24 and 25 are perspective views of a container in a form of a child resistant and odor-resistant squeeze to open container with a top in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figures 26-43 are perspective views of a container in a form of a child resistant and odor- resistant squeeze to open container depicted in various sizes and shapes in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figures 44, 45, and 46 are a progression of perspective views of a container in a form of a child resistant and odor-resistant squeeze to open container depicting squeezing and opening the container in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figures 47 and 48 are perspective views of a container in a form of a child resistant and odor-resistant squeeze to open container in which a top slides into a body of the container in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figures 49 and 50 are front and back views of Figure 47.
  • Figures 51 and 52 are side views of Figure 47.
  • Figure 53 is a top view of Figure 47.
  • Figure 54 is a bottom view of Figure 47.
  • Figures 55 and 56 are perspective views of the container of Figure 47 in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figures 57 and 58 are perspective views of a container in a form of a child resistant and odor-resistant squeeze to open container in which a top is hinged to a body of the container in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figures 59 and 60 are perspective views of the container of Figure 57 in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 61 is a front view of Figure 57.
  • Figure 62 is a back view of Figure 57.
  • Figures 63 and 64 are perspective views of a container in a form of a child resistant and odor-resistant squeeze to open container in which a top is hinged to a body of the container in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figures 65 and 66 are perspective views of a container in a form of a child resistant and odor-resistant squeeze to open container in which a top slides over a body of the container in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figures 67 and 68 are perspective views of a container in a form of a child resistant and odor-resistant squeeze to open container in which a top is hinged to a body of the container in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figures 69 and 70 are perspective views of a container in a form of a child resistant and odor-resistant squeeze to open container in which a top slides over a body of the container in accordance with further examples of the present disclosure.
  • Figures 71 and 72 are perspective views of a bottom of a container in a form of a child resistant and odor-resistant squeeze to open container in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figures 73 and 74 are perspective views of a top of a container in a form of a child resistant and odor-resistant squeeze to open container into which the bottom in Figures 71 and 72 connects in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figures 75 and 76 are perspective views of a top of a container in a form of a child resistant and odor-resistant squeeze to open container into which the bottom in Figures 69 and 70 connects in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figures 77 and 78 are perspective views of a container in a form of a child resistant and odor-resistant flexible and lockable bag in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 79 is a front view of Figure 77.
  • Figure 80 is a back view of Figure 77.
  • Figures 81 and 82 are perspective views of a container in a form of a child resistant and odor-resistant flexible and lockable bag having a lockable slider in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figure 83 is a front view of Figure 81.
  • Figure 84 is a back view of Figure 81.
  • Figures 85 and 86 are perspective views of a container in a form of a child resistant and odor-resistant flexible and lockable bag in accordance with further examples of the present disclosure.
  • Figures 87 and 88 are perspective views of a container in a form of a child resistant and odor-resistant flexible and lockable bag having a lockable slider in an open condition in accordance with additional examples the present disclosure.
  • Figures 89 and 90 are perspective views of a lockable slider and a sealing mechanism body of a sliding sealing mechanism associated with a lockable bag and in an open condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • Figures 91 and 92 are perspective views of the lockable slider and the sealing mechanism body in a closed condition in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 1 depicts various methods, systems, products, and components for a platform for improved handling of plant-based products, including for packaging, securing, tracking, and reporting, such as for purposes of maintaining security, compliance, and quality.
  • These include various packages 102 and containers 122, as well as a host system 100 having various information technology capabilities.
  • Plant-based products may include herbal supplements, fruits, vegetables, tobacco products (including conventional and electronic cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, gums, products for vaporizing, and other products), cannabis products (including raw plant material, cigarettes, cigars, edible products, chewable products, creams, salves, gums, products for smoking or vaporization), and the like, may be placed in a range of secure, airtight, tamper-proof, child-resistant, odor-resistant packages 102 and containers 122 having a various improved shapes, materials, form factors and the like as described and depicted throughout this disclosure.
  • Packages 102 may include packages for small batches of material, packages for larger amounts of material, which may be stored in containers 122, such as secure containers 122 that may hold multiple packages 102.
  • the containers 122 may be configured to provide an airtight seal, including the ability to evacuate enough air to provide improved freshness during transportation and storage.
  • the packages 102 and the containers 122 may be childproof, tamperproof, or the like, such as to allow access by adults while preventing (or resisting) access by children.
  • the containers 122 may be secure, such as being locked, including electronic locking, such as to require a password, PIN, fingerprint or other biometric information, or the like, including remote-controlled locking.
  • the packages 102 may be filled at a farm 108 or other production facility, loaded onto and transported by one or more transport facilities 1 10, optionally stored in one or more warehouses 152 or storage facilities, sold in a container 122 at one or more points of sale, such as a dispensary 1 14, and consumed at a point of consumption, such as a home 120. Throughout this process, packages 102 may be tracked by the host system 100.
  • the packages 102 and the containers 122 may include one or more electronic devices, processors, chips (e.g., PvFID), sensors, or the like, that may include the capability to store information such as identifying information and information about time and place of origin, the producer, owner or operator, exposure to environmental conditions, information about permitted uses, and many other types of data that may be used as inputs to the methods and systems disclosed herein.
  • the packages 102 and the containers 122 may include one or more electronic devices that may have the ability to report information such as by pushing information over a communications interface, such as cellular, BluetoothTM or Wi-Fi, or to have information pulled, such as upon interrogation by a reader or similar device.
  • the packages 102 and the containers 122 may include one or more electronic devices that have the ability to perform processing functions, such as parsing data and applying one or more rules or processing steps to one or more inputs in order to provide an output or determine an action.
  • these capabilities may enable communications and interactions, such as by data networks, communications networks, cellular networks, Wi-Fi, or the like, through various interfaces, such as gateways, application programming interfaces, readers, access points, beacons, and the like, with the host system 100.
  • one or more packages 102 and/or containers 122 containing produce 104 may be filled at a farm 108 or other production facility, which may include production infrastructure 148, including various machinery for production, as well as information technology, such as data storage, processing, and communications, such as for tracking what was produced, at what time, and what was placed into packages 102.
  • produce 104 may be packaged into packages 102 and then into the containers 122 and/or into the containers 122 directly at a separate packaging facility.
  • Packaging events may be reported to the host system 100, such as by pushing information to the host system 100, or by having the host system 100 pull the information, such as by one or more application programming interfaces (APIs), or a combination thereof.
  • Storage of information may be at the farm 108 or packaging facility, at the host system 100, or in an external data storage facility, such as cloud-based storage.
  • the package 102 and/or the container 122 may subsequently be loaded, such as by a conveyor or the like, onto a transport facility 1 10, such as a truck, train, boat, ship, or other vehicles.
  • a transport facility 1 10 such as a truck, train, boat, ship, or other vehicles.
  • the point of sale such as a dispensary 114
  • the point of consumption such as the home 120.
  • the package 102 may be stored in a container 122, which may be a portable container 122, such as filled at the farm 108 and placed on the transport facility 110, or it may be part of the transport facility 1 10, such as a secure box that may be configured to hold, and secure, the packages 102 (or even smaller containers 122) in a favorable environment, which may include an airtight environment, a cooled environment, a humidity-controlled environment, or the like.
  • a container 122 which may be a portable container 122, such as filled at the farm 108 and placed on the transport facility 110, or it may be part of the transport facility 1 10, such as a secure box that may be configured to hold, and secure, the packages 102 (or even smaller containers 122) in a favorable environment, which may include an airtight environment, a cooled environment, a humidity-controlled environment, or the like.
  • the secure container 122 may include a lock, which may include an electronic interface, such as one that may be controlled based on the identity of a user and other factors, which may be managed remotely, such as by centrally managing what users are allowed to access the container 122, which in turn may be configured to allow the container to be opened based on what packages 102 (or products 104) are contained in it, such as ones controlled by a particular owner or operator, ones owned by a particular consumer, or ones approved by a regulator.
  • a lock may include an electronic interface, such as one that may be controlled based on the identity of a user and other factors, which may be managed remotely, such as by centrally managing what users are allowed to access the container 122, which in turn may be configured to allow the container to be opened based on what packages 102 (or products 104) are contained in it, such as ones controlled by a particular owner or operator, ones owned by a particular consumer, or ones approved by a regulator.
  • a security facility 142 of the host system 100 may interact with identity information 144, such as managed based on a secure identity platform, such as the OktaTM platform, to track identity information, passwords, credentials, and other information necessary to authenticate users.
  • identity information 144 such as managed based on a secure identity platform, such as the OktaTM platform, to track identity information, passwords, credentials, and other information necessary to authenticate users.
  • the host system 100 may include a policy engine 134, such as to allow an owner, operator, host, or regulator to set policies relating to access to one or more of the containers 122 or to one or more packages 102, such as ones contained in a container 122.
  • the host system 100 may maintain a directory 154, database or catalog of secure containers 122, optionally mapped to one or more owners or operators, one or more users, one or more facilities (such as at the farm, in transport, in warehouse, in a point of sale, such as a dispensary, or at a point of consumption), and/or one or more geographic locations.
  • this directory 154 may include geographic locations of containers 122, including current locations of containers, such as indicated by entry of containers into one or more geo- fenced areas, such as indicated by proximity to one or more access points, beacons, or the like that are located at farms 108, warehouses 152, dispensaries 114, or points of consumption 120.
  • the directory 154 may allow management of containers 122 at a group level, such as by having groups of containers 122 be managed by the same policies (such as ones owned by a particular owner or operator and/or used for a particular purpose, such as for holding particular goods).
  • This management of containers 122 may include setting policies, such as using the policy engine 134, that apply to the containers, as well as various rules, such as specified and managed by a rules engine 158, which may allow setting various rules that may be deployed through and managed in the host system 100, such as rules that indicate what may be done, by whom, at what locations, to one or more given packages 102, products 104, or containers 122.
  • Rules may be triggered by inputs, such as data that is managed by the host system 100 or detected by, at, or about a package 102 or container 122; for example, a rule may indicate that a container 122 that contains a package 102 containing produce 104 that is illegal in some jurisdictions and may only be opened if geo-fencing data indicates that the container 122 is currently located in a jurisdiction in which the product 104 is in fact legal.
  • the rule may be created in the host system 100, such as in a rules interface, a policy interface, a dashboard, or the like, then managed by the host system 100, including by operating on data that is detected at a container 122 and/or at a package 102.
  • secure containers 122 and packages 102 may include necessary processing components to allow interaction with the host system 100 to help enforce policies, rules, and regulations.
  • a local tracking system 112 may be deployed on the transportation facility 1 10, at the warehouse 152, or at other locations, including the production facility, such as the farm 108, the point of sale, such as a dispensary 114, or at a point of consumption, such as a home 120.
  • the tracking system 1 12 may report information about the location of a container 122, information about the location of a package 102, and other information, such as obtained from electronic devices, IT elements, IoT elements, sensors (including environmental sensors, such as for temperature, humidity, air pressure, and the like) and from other systems (such as inputs from local IT infrastructure of the various environments in which the containers 122 and packages 102 move or are located), at various points in time, so that information may be obtained in real time about any package 102 or container 122, including current conditions and a complete record of historical conditions.
  • the tracking system 1 12 may determine location by various location facilities, including GPS, triangulation (such as with cellular infrastructure locations, known access point locations, and others), map-based location (such as entering a known geo-fence or entering proximity of a reader, a beacon, an access point that is deployed at a known location, or the like), by direct reporting (e.g., having an operator enter a location in a user interface), and others.
  • the local tracking system 112 may feed a tracking facility 130 of the host system 100, which may provide data for various purposes, including reporting, routing, regulatory compliance, optimization of the supply chain, security, and many others, regarding a collection of packages
  • the secure container 122 may be part of, or interface with, a security system 150, which may be deployed at the production facility, such as the farm 108, in or on the transport facility 110, at the warehouse 152, at the point of sale, such as a dispensary 1 14, or at a point of consumption, such as a home 120.
  • the security system 150 may connect to the host system 100, such as through IT infrastructure of the applicable local environment, or through cellular or other channels.
  • the security system 150 may include one or more cameras, motion sensors (such IR or laser-based sensors), sound sensors, monitored locks (including ones that use electronic codes, ones that are under remote control, and ones that use biometric identification, among other capabilities), and the like.
  • the security system 150 may report to the host system 100, such as to provide one or more reports, alerts, or the like.
  • produce 104 in packages 102 and/or containers 122 may be transported to the warehouse 152 by the transport facility 110 for storage, then subsequently transported to a point of sale, such as a dispensary 114.
  • the warehouse 152 may have a security system 150, a tracking system, and one or more secure containers 122 for storing packages 102.
  • Storage of the packages 102 and the containers 122 may include storage in areas of controlled air pressure, controlled levels of vacuum, controlled temperature, controlled humidity, and the like, and conditions may be recorded and stored, either locally on an electronic device or other data storage associated with the package 102 and/or the container 122, remotely in the host system 100, or both, so that proof of origin, freshness, freedom from tampering, and the like may be obtained from the host system 100 or directly from the package 102.
  • the methods and systems disclosed herein include a chain of custody and freshness indication (such as a manual bonding strip or an electronic indication) on an exterior of the container 122 that is configured to show whether the container was opened after sealing and before retail purchase.
  • containers 122 and packages 102 of product 104 may be sold at one or more points of sale, such as, in the case of legally restricted products, a pharmacy or dedicated dispensary 1 14, which may have a vending infrastructure 1 18, which may include one or more automated elements, such as a vending machine that requires some form of authentication, such as presentation of a prescription or similar authorization to obtain the product 104.
  • a vending infrastructure 1 18 which may include one or more automated elements, such as a vending machine that requires some form of authentication, such as presentation of a prescription or similar authorization to obtain the product 104.
  • packages 102 of various types may be presented at the dispensary 114, such as through shelves, coolers, vending machines, kiosks, and other automated or machine-aided presentation facilities.
  • packages 102 of product 104 may be taken to a point of consumption, such as a home 120, which may also include a secure container 122, such as one requiring authentication, such as a code or biometric authentication, optionally managed through the host system 100.
  • the secure container 122 may provide temperature control, vacuum control, pressure control, humidity control, and the like, in order to preserve freshness.
  • the secure container 122 may include element (manual or electronic) to interface with data on the packages 102, such as to read and present dates of origin, place of origin, expiration dates, type of product 104, characteristics of the product 104, indications or warnings related to the product 104, side effect information about the product 104, and any other information that may be relevant regarding the product 104.
  • the secure container 122 may allow for control via the host system 100, such as to allow enforcement of rules or policies created and managed by the policy engine 134 and/or the rules engine 158, such as policies indicating what users within the home 120 are allowed to access what packages 102 or products 104 that are disposed in the secure container 122.
  • similar capabilities may be provided at the level of the individual package 102, such as allowing the package to be opened only by permitted users.
  • the secure container 122 may enforce policy, such as requiring a user to present authentication and to present authorization to access and open a package 102, such as by presenting a prescription that allows medical use, or presenting permission from an owner of the package 102 to open the container 122 and/or consume the product 104.
  • policy such as requiring a user to present authentication and to present authorization to access and open a package 102, such as by presenting a prescription that allows medical use, or presenting permission from an owner of the package 102 to open the container 122 and/or consume the product 104.
  • This may include parsing of data to allow the specification and enforcement of rules that are based on parsing information at the point of consumption.
  • a rule might allow opening a container 122 or a package 102 only a certain number of times per week, opening the container 122 only on weekends, opening only a certain number of individual packages (or small containers) per time period, opening packages or containers based on validation that the user has not already consumed too much (such as based on an electronic device that could measure proximity, weight, etc.), and the like.
  • the platform may include the host system 100, such as enabling or containing a set of services, programs, applications, processes, or the like, which may be deployed on premises of a host or an owner or operator or on cloud infrastructure, such as web services infrastructure, or a combination thereof.
  • the host system 100 may include one or more servers, data storage facilities, processing facilities, and the like.
  • the infrastructure may be multi-tenant infrastructure, such as for handling processing of information relating to the supply chains of multiple owners and operators, regulators, and/or consumers.
  • the host system 100 may include, as noted above, services, modules, and/or facilities for tracking 130, such as tracking elements or other electronic devices that may be reported by the local tracking systems 1 12, including storing all kinds of information that is tracked about products 104, packages 102, containers 122, locations, environmental conditions, and the like that are relevant to the history of a given package 102 or a container 122.
  • the tracking system 130 may include storage of such data, such as in a data store or database.
  • the host system 100 may also include the policy engine 134 and the rules engine 158, providing the capabilities noted above, such as the creation, deployment and enforcement of policies and rules (including laws and regulations), such as applicable to the placement of products 104 in packages 102, the transportation of packages 102, the storage of packages 102, the vending of packages 102, and the consumption of packages 102, as well as rules and policies related to security, authentication, and the like.
  • the host system 100 may include interfaces for regulators 124, such as a compliance module 140, such as providing data to a compliance tracking facility 128, or providing APIs by which a compliance tracking facility 128 may extract data and create a record log from the host system 100, such as evidence of compliance with applicable law in a given situation.
  • the host system 100 may also include the container directory 154 for indicating locations and other information about secure containers 122 and what packages 102 may be in the containers 122, as well as facilities for managing security 142 and facilities for handling identity 144 (such as for authentication and access to containers 122 or packages 102).
  • a reporting facility 138 may provide reporting, such as of various information indicated throughout, such as relating to production, packaging, transportation, environment conditions, access events, sales, and consumption events, including to owners and operators of production facilities, packaging facilities, transportation facilities, warehouses, and points of sale, as well as to consumers and regulators.
  • one or more reports may indicate patterns of usage, such as to enable analytics, such as to help with optimizing packaging, to help with routing of packages 102, placement of containers 122, and managing other parameters of the ecosystem.
  • a routing facility 132 may include machine-based or machine-aided routing of packages 102, containers 122, transport facilities 110, and the like, such as to optimize operations while remaining in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
  • the packages 102, secure containers 122 and the elements of the host system 100 allow for the precise tracking of products through a supply chain, the maintenance of freshness and quality, and the management of complexity introduced by locally varying laws and regulations, including policy-based and rule-based controls that may be triggered by local data collection.
  • the platform provides chain of custody routing through various trusted hands in a supply chain, from production to end user.
  • sealed packages 102 and containers 122 may maintain a seal from the farm to the customer, including providing tamper-proof seals as described below.
  • packages 102 or containers 122 may include one or more coatings, shrink-wrap elements, or odor-control features (as an integral or additional element), such as to reduce odor during transport, storage, and vending. This may include additional sealing elements that are not contained on conventional tamperproof packages.
  • the container may include a body and a top.
  • the top may be configured to cooperate with the body to provide a re-sealable closure to a cavity formed in the body.
  • the container may be odor-resistant and child resistant when the top is sealed to the body.
  • the container may be configured to be stackable with another container when the top is sealed to the body of the container.
  • the top may be hingedly connected to the body of the container.
  • the container may be configured to be squeezed to remove the top from the body of the container.
  • the top of the container may be configured to permit another container to releasably connect to and stack with the top of the container. In embodiments, the top of the container may be configured to permit another container to releasably connect to and stack with the container whether the top is sealed to or released from the body of the container. In embodiments, the body of the container may be configured to permit another container to releasably connect to and nest within a portion of the body of the container when the top of the container is not sealed to the body.
  • the packages 102 and/or the containers 122 may include the capability to house one or more electronic devices including IT elements or IoT device elements. These electronic devices may be included by securing them to glass, plastic, or other material used in the packages 102. In embodiments, one or more of the electronic devices may be molded in the material that forms the container 122 and may seal the electronic device in material of the container 122. In embodiments, configurations to hold such electronic devices may be placed in the bottom of a package 102 or container 122, such as to provide additional stability or strength to the package 102 and the container 122.
  • onboard electronic devices on the package 102 and the container 122 may account for movement of a package 102 outside a perimeter and monitor access to packages 102 and containers 122.
  • physical locks, one-time sealing mechanisms, bonded closures, and the like may connect to the electronic devices to require authentication in order to access a package 102 or container 122.
  • onboard electronic devices may monitor and alert a user to temperature and humidity conditions, such as ones that are out of a preferred or other predetermined range.
  • Onboard electronics may provide RFID functionality, such as to provide inventory and sales data at retail locations, during transport, and the like.
  • Figures 2-15 depict a jar 200 having a child resistant and odor- resistant restricted access mechanism as one example of the container 122.
  • the jar 200 may be a child-resistant threaded glass jar with a top 202 such as a cap depicted in the figures.
  • the jar 200 including its top 202 may be cylindrical in shape and, when secured together with a bottom 204 of its body 208, may form a unitary cylindrical shape.
  • the diameter of the top 202 and the bottom 204 may be about equal so as to provide a uniform circumferential exterior over the entire jar 200.
  • the top 202 of the jar 200 may include the restricted access mechanism configured to permit only authorized users.
  • the restricted access mechanism may be mechanical and thus may require the user to push or urge the top 202 toward the bottom 204 while rotating the top 202 relative to the bottom 204 to remove the top 202.
  • the restricted access mechanism may be mechanical and thus may require the user to squeeze the top 202 into the body 208 while rotating the top 202 relative to the bottom 204 to remove the top.
  • the restricted access mechanism may be mechanical and thus may require the user to overcome a one-time seal, adhesive, or the like while rotating the top 202 relative to the bottom 204 to remove the top.
  • the restricted access mechanism may require the user to unlock the top 202 so that onboard electronic devices unlock the top 202 permitting removal of the top 202.
  • the restricted access mechanism may be mechanical and thus may require the user to overcome a one-time seal, adhesive, or the like while rotating the top 202 relative to the bottom 204 to remove the top.
  • the restricted access mechanism may also be configured to delay entry into the package 102 for a sufficient amount of time.
  • the bottom 204 of the body 208 may include a recessed area 210.
  • the recessed area 210 may be semi-spherical in shape.
  • the recessed area 210 may be configured to provide a stable base to enable the jar 200 to stand vertically on a surface and avoid being knocked over.
  • the recessed area 210 may contain an electronic device 212 that may either be fixed to or formed in the material of body 208.
  • the recessed area 210 may be configured to provide a stable base to enable the jar 200 to stand vertically on a surface and avoid being knocked over.
  • the recessed area 210 may be configured to provide stackability so that another container can be situated below the jar 200 and its top may partially sit in the recessed area 210 and may be shown to improve stability when packaging multiple containers together.
  • the top 202 may define a flat or a recessed portion 214 that may accept the recessed area 210 on another container to improve stability when packaging multiple containers together.
  • the top 202 and the bottom 204 may connect at a gap 220 that is cooperatively defined by the top 202 and the bottom 204.
  • the gap 220 may permit the top 202 to secure to the body 208 using threads and a twisting motion to open or close the jar 200.
  • gap 220 may permit the jar 200 to be opened using a pushing and twisting motion.
  • the restricted access top mechanism 202 may permit a user to open the jar 200 by first pushing the top 202 and bottom 204 together, closing gap 220, then using a twisting motion to open or close the jar.
  • the gap 220 may provide sufficient space to allow the top 202 and bottom 204 to be pushed together allowing a user to twist the jar 200 open or closed.
  • the restricted access top mechanism 202 may prevent a user from twisting the jar 200 open or closed without first pushing together the top 202 and bottom 204.
  • the jar 200 may use threads 230 to allow a user to twist ajar 200 open or closed.
  • Figures 8 and 9 show examples of the top 202 with a restricted access mechanism and threads 232.
  • Figures 10 and 1 1 show bottoms 204 having various internal capacities and each with threads 230 according to the various examples provided herein.
  • the top 202 may be universal and fit and therefore may be configured to be connectable and may secure to each of the different size bodies and bottoms 204 and their various capacities depicted in Figures 12-15.
  • a body 250 in Figures 12 and 13 may have a larger internal cavity than the cavity 240 in body 208 (Figure 11).
  • a body 260 in Figures 14 and 15 may have a larger internal cavity than a cavity 240 in body 208 ( Figure 11) and what is in the body 250 ( Figure 13).
  • a clockwise twisting motion of the top 202 may cause the top 202 and the bottom 204 to connect using threads 230, 232 and a counterclockwise twisting motion of the top 202 relative to the bottom 204 may cause their disconnection.
  • the threads 230, 232 may be relatively oversized and may be shown to ease the connection between the top 202 and the bottom
  • the body 208 may form the cavity 240 so as to be accessible when the top 202 is removed but sealed closed when the top 202 is connected to it (Figure 3).
  • Dimensions of the cavity 240 may define the capacity of jar 200.
  • Dimensions of the cavity 240 may be defined by an outside dimension depth, outside dimension width and outside dimension height.
  • the jar 200 may be configured to have about 5 milliliters (ml) capacity.
  • the about 5 ml volume is equivalent to a capacity of about 1.3 drams, about 0.16 ounces (oz.) or about 5 ml.
  • the 5 ml jar may have an outside dimension depth of about 38 millimeters (mm) or about 1.5 inches, an outside dimension width of about 38 mm or about 1.5 inches and an outside dimension height of about 38 mm or about 1.5 inches.
  • the jar 200 may be configured with the body 250 to have about a 13 dram capacity.
  • the 13 dram volume is equivalent to a capacity of about 0.8 ounces (oz.) or about 48 ml.
  • the 13 dram jar 200 may have an outside dimension depth of about 52 millimeters (mm) or about 2 inches, an outside dimension width of about 52 mm or about 2 inches and an outside dimension height of about 60 mm or about 2.5 inches.
  • the 13 dram jar 200 may weigh about 90 grams or about 3 oz.
  • the jar 200 may be configured with the body 260 to have about a 20 dram capacity.
  • the 20 dram volume is equivalent to a capacity of about 1.25 ounces (oz.) or about 74 ml.
  • the 20 dram jar 200 may have an outside dimension depth of about 52 millimeters (mm) or about 2 inches, an outside dimension width of about 52 mm or about 2 inches and an outside dimension height of about 60 mm or about 2.5 inches.
  • the 20 dram jar 200 may weigh about 124 grams or about 4.3 oz.
  • the jar 200 may be configured to have about a 30 dram capacity.
  • the 30 dram volume is equivalent to a capacity of about 1.8 ounces (oz.) or about 1 10 ml.
  • the 30 dram jar 200 may have an outside dimension depth of about 52 millimeters (mm) or about 2 inches, an outside dimension width of about 52 mm or about 2 inches and an outside dimension height of about 102 mm or about 4 inches.
  • the 30 dram jar 200 may weigh about 190 grams or about 6.6 oz.
  • the jar 200 may be configured to have about a 60 dram capacity.
  • the 60 dram volume is equivalent to a capacity of about 60 drams, about 3.75 ounces (oz.) or about 220 ml.
  • the 60 dram jar 200 may have an outside dimension depth of about 52 millimeters (mm) or about 2 inches, an outside dimension width of about 52 mm or about 2 inches and an outside dimension height of about 172 mm or about 6.75 inches.
  • the 60 dram jar 200 may weight about 280 grams or about 10 oz.
  • Figures 16-76 depict embodiments of a squeeze to open container 300 as further examples of the containers 122.
  • the squeeze to open container 300 may have a top 302, a bottom 304 of a body 308.
  • the container 300 may be a child resistant and odor resistant.
  • the container 300 may be made from plastic, recycled plastic, and/or plastic with recycled content.
  • the top 302 of the container 300 may be connected by a tab connector 310.
  • the container 300 may require a user to apply pressure to the body 308 of the container 300 to release top 302.
  • the container 300 may require a user to apply pressure at two opposite points 312, 314 and squeeze the body 308 of the container 300 to release the top 302.
  • the pressure applied to the body 308 of the container 300 to release the top 302 may be required to exceed a certain threshold. This threshold may be set at a level easy for an adult to meet or exceed, yet may be shown to be difficult for a child to meet or exceed, or sufficiently delaying the child from meeting or exceeding such thresholds.
  • This threshold may be set at such a level so as to provide the child-resistant functionality to the container 300.
  • the top 302 Prior to opening, the top 302 may establish an odor resistant seal between the top 302 and an adjacent portion of the body 308 where the top 302 seals to the body 308 of the bottom 304 of the container 300.
  • the container 300 may be stackable with the top 302 in a closed condition. When stacked with the top 302 in the closed condition, the outer edge of the bottom 304 of the container 300 may come into contact with an inner edge of the top of another container creating a nested stack. In embodiments, the containers 300 may stack whether the top 302 is open or closed.
  • the container 300 may be nestable.
  • the bottom 304 of the container 300 may fit into another container (such as container 340) to allow multiple containers 300 to nest one within the other.
  • the top 302 may be in an open position and the external surface of a body 308 of the container 300 may come into contact with the inner edge of the body 308 of another container and this may be repeated as needed to create a nested stack of as many containers as is appropriate.
  • the bottom 308 may include a recessed area 320.
  • the recessed area 320 may be configured to provide a stable base to enable the container 300 to stand vertically on a surface and avoid being knocked over.
  • the recessed area 320 may contain an electronic device 322 that may either be fixed to or formed in the material of bottom 304, as depicted in Figures 17 and 25.
  • the recessed area 320 may be configured to provide a stable base to enable the container to stand vertically on a surface and avoid being knocked over.
  • the recessed area 320 may be configured to provide stackability.
  • the top 302 may be configured to cooperate with the body 308 to provide a re-sealable closure to a cavity 330 formed in the body 308.
  • the container 300 may be odor- resistant and may be child resistant when the top 302 is sealed to the body 308.
  • the container 300 may be configured to be stackable with another container 340 when the top 302 is sealed to the body 308 of the container 300.
  • the top 302 can define a circumferential seal 318 that is configured to seal against the body 308 when the top 302 is secured to the bottom 304 to provide an odor resistant and child resistant container 300.
  • the top 302 may be hingedly connected to the body 308 of the container 300.
  • the container 300 may be configured to be squeezed to remove the top 302 from the body 308 of the container 300.
  • the top 302 of the container 300 is configured to permit another container 340 to releasably connect to and stack with the top 302 of the container 300.
  • the top 302 of the container 300 may be configured to permit another container 340 to releasably connect to and stack with the container whether the top 302 is sealed to or released from the body 308 of the container 300.
  • the body 308 of the container 300 may be configured to permit another container 340 to releasably connect to and nest within a portion of the body 308 of the container 300 when the top 302 of the container 300 is not sealed to the body 308.
  • the container may include the raised bottom portion 320 containing an electronic device 322 that may be sealed from the cavity 330 of the container 300.
  • the electronic device 322 may be configured to store, report and process data including applying rules to determine a portion of freshness and chain of custody conditions descriptive of what is contained in the cavity.
  • the container 300 may include an electronic device 322 sealed from the cavity.
  • the electronic device 322 may be configured to detect a presence or an absence of an access parameter upon at least one of movement of the container 300 and an attempt to access the cavity 330 of the container by removing the top 302 from the body 308.
  • the electronic device 322 may be configured to report on at least one of an unauthorized movement and an unauthorized access to the cavity 330 based on the presence or the absence of the access parameter.
  • the container 300 may include an electronic device 322 sealed from the cavity 330 that may be configured to monitor and alert a user when measurements of at least one of a temperature condition and a humidity condition do not fit within predetermined ranges.
  • the container 300 may include an electronic device 322 that may be sealed from the cavity 330.
  • the electronic device 322 may be configured to communicate with a platform to indicate compliance with at least a portion of regulations governing what is contained in the cavity 330 of the container 300.
  • the container 300 may include an electronic device
  • the 322 sealed from the cavity 330 and the electronic device may be configured to communicate with a platform to provide details of at least a portion of a chain of custody of the container 300.
  • the body 308 and the top 302 of the container 300 may be made of the same material.
  • the body 308 of the container 300 may be made of plastic.
  • the body 308 and/or the top 302 of the container 300 may be made of recyclable plastic.
  • the body 308 and/or the top 302 of the container 300 may be made of plastic containing recycled material.
  • at least a portion of the body includes one of a tapered rectangular shape ( Figures 16 and 47) and a tapered oval shape ( Figures 36, 38, 40,
  • the container 300 may be configured with various capacities and shapes.
  • the container 300 may have about a 6 dram capacity.
  • the 6 dram volume is equivalent to a capacity of about 0.3 ounces (oz.) or about 22 ml.
  • the 6 dram container 300 may have an outside dimension depth of about 33 millimeters (mm) or about 1.3 inches, an outside dimension width of about 33 mm or about 1.33 inches and an outside dimension height of about 45 mm or about 1.75 inches.
  • the 6 dram container 300 may weigh about 7 grams or about 0.25 oz.
  • the container 300 may be configured with a specific shape and size such as container 350 that may have about a 13 dram capacity, as depicted in Figures 26 and 27.
  • the 13 dram volume is equivalent to a capacity of about 0.8 ounces (oz.) or about 48 ml.
  • the 13 dram container 350 may have an outside dimension depth of about 37 millimeters (mm) or about 1.5 inches, an outside dimension width of about 37 mm or about 1.5 inches and an outside dimension height of about 65 mm or about 2.5 inches.
  • the 13 dram container 350 may weigh about 10 grams or about 0.35 oz.
  • the container 300 may be configured with a specific shape and size such as container 352 that may have about a 20 dram capacity, as depicted in Figures 28 and 29.
  • the 20 dram volume is equivalent to a capacity of about 1.25 ounces (oz.) or about 74 ml.
  • the 20 dram container 352 may have an outside dimension depth of about 40 millimeters (mm) or about 1.625 inches, an outside dimension width of about 40 mm or about 1.625 inches and an outside dimension height of about 73 mm or about 2.875 inches.
  • the 20 dram container 352 may weigh about 13 grams or about 0.5 oz.
  • the container 300 may be configured with a specific shape and size such as container 354 that may have about a 30 dram capacity.
  • the 30 dram volume is equivalent to a capacity of about 1.8 ounces (oz.) or about 110 ml.
  • the 30 dram container 354 may have an outside dimension depth of about 45 millimeters (mm) or about 1.75 inches, an outside dimension width of about 45 mm or about 1.75 inches and an outside dimension height of about 94 mm or about 3.75 inches.
  • the 30 dram container 354 may weigh about 17.5 grams or about 0.6 oz.
  • the container 300 may be configured with a specific shape and size such as container 358 that may have about a 60 dram capacity.
  • the 60 dram volume is equivalent to a capacity of about 3.75 ounces (oz.) or about 220 ml.
  • the 60 dram container 358 may have an outside dimension depth of about 53 millimeters (mm) or about 2 inches, an outside dimension width of about 53 mm or about 2 inches and an outside dimension height of about 132 mm or about 5.5 inches.
  • the 60 dram container 300 may weigh about 27 grams or about 0.95 oz.
  • the container 300 may be configured with a specific shape and size such as containers 360 and 368.
  • the containers 360 and 368 may have at least a portion of a tapered rectangular shape.
  • the container 300 may be configured with a specific shape and size such as containers 362, 364 and 370 that may have at least a portion of a tapered oval shape, as depicted in Figures 36-39, 42 and 43.
  • Figures 44, 45, and 46 depict a progression of opening the container 300.
  • the container 300 is squeezed to open the top 302 and release the top 302 from the body 308, as depicted in Figure 44.
  • the top 302 of the container 300 may be lifted away from the body 308 and open to access the cavity 330 ( Figure 32).
  • the top 302 may be secured to the body 308 of the container to close the container and establish the odor resistant and child resistant seal.
  • the container 300 may be configured with a specific shape and size such as container 372 whose top 302 may be configured to slid into out from the body 308 when the top 302 is secured to the bottom 304, as depicted in Figures 47-56.
  • the top 302 may be configured with tabs 374 and 378 (Figure 48) that can extend through apertures 380 and 382 ( Figure 56) on the recessed area 320.
  • squeezing the tabs 374, 378 together may release them from the body 308 to permit the sliding opening of the top 302 from the bottom 304 to reveal a cavity 330 in the body 308, as depicted in Figures 55 and 56.
  • the container 300 may be configured with a specific shape and size such as container 384 whose top 302 may be configured to hingedly open from and close into the body 308 when the top 302 is secured to the bottom 304, as depicted in Figures 57-62.
  • the top 302 may be configured with tabs 374 and 378 ( Figure 58) that can extend through apertures 380 and 382 ( Figure 59) on the body 308. In embodiments, squeezing the tabs 374, 378 together may release them from the body 308 to permit the hinged opening of the top 302 from the bottom 304 to reveal a cavity 330 in the body 308, as depicted in Figures 59 and 60.
  • the container 300 may be configured with a specific shape and size such as container 390 whose top 302 may be configured to similarly hingedly open from and close into the body 308 when the top 302 is secured to the bottom 304, as depicted in Figures 63 and 64.
  • the top 302 may be configured with tabs 374 and 378 ( Figure 58) that can extend through apertures 380 and 382 ( Figure 59) on the body 308. In embodiments, squeezing the tabs
  • the container 300 may be configured with a specific shape and size such as container 400 whose top 302 may be configured to slide open and closed relative to the body 308, as depicted in Figures 65 and 66.
  • the top body may be configured with a tab 402 that can extend upward to obstruct the sliding movement of the top 302 relative to the body 308.
  • squeezing the tab 402 together may release the top 302 from the body 308 to permit a groove 404 formed in the top 302 to travel along a lip 408 in the body to reveal a cavity in the body 308.
  • the container 300 may be configured with a specific shape and size such as container 420 whose top 302 may be configured to similarly hingedly open from and close into the body 308 when the top 302 is secured to the bottom 304, as depicted in Figures 67 and 68.
  • the top 302 may be configured with tabs 374 and 378 that can extend through apertures on the body 308. In embodiments, squeezing the tabs 374, 378 together may release them from the body 308 to permit the hinged opening of the top 302 from the bottom 304 (along a hinge that is opposite the tabs 374 and 378) to reveal a cavity in the body 308.
  • the container 300 may be configured with a specific shape and size such as container 430 whose top 302 may be configured to similarly open and close by sliding along the body 308, as depicted in Figures 69 and 70.
  • the top 302 may be configured with tabs 374 and 378 that can extend through apertures on the body 308. In embodiments, squeezing the tabs 374, 378 together may release them from the body 308 to permit the sliding opening of the top 302 along the bottom 304 to reveal a cavity in the body 308.
  • the container 300 may be configured with a specific shape and size such as container 440, as depicted in Figures 71-74, whose top 302 ( Figures 73 and 74) may be configured to secure to the bottom 304 ( Figures 71 and 72) and configured to release from the bottom 304 when squeezed by the user.
  • squeezing the bottom 304 while connected to the top 302 may result in the release from the bottom 304 to reveal a cavity 330 cooperatively formed in the top 302 and the bottom 304.
  • FIG. 75 and 76 further examples of the top 302 such as in container 442, as depicted in Figures 75 and 76, may be secured to the bottom 304 interchangeably with the top 302 for the container 440 ( Figures 73 and 74).
  • Figures 77-84 depict a lockable flexible container 500 as an example of another container
  • the flexible container 500 has a front face 502 and a rear face 504.
  • the front face 502 defines an opening 508 in the container 500.
  • the container 500 may include a sliding sealing mechanism 520 on the front face 502 configured to provide an odor-resistant and a child-resistant seal for the flexible container 500 when the sliding sealing mechanism is in a locked condition and thus sealing the opening 508.
  • the sliding sealing mechanism 520 may include a portion of the sliding sealing mechanism 520 that may be positioned to extend beyond the rear face 504 of the flexible container 500 opposite the front face
  • the sliding sealing mechanism 520 includes a lockable slider 530 movable between an open condition 532 ( Figure 81) and a locked condition 534 ( Figure 77).
  • the lockable slider 530 may be configured to connect to a sealing mechanism body 540 in the locked condition 534.
  • the sealing mechanism body 540 may be coupled to the front face 502 and the rear face 504 and may include at least one aperture 542 through which the portion of the lockable slider 530 extends beyond the rear face 504.
  • the at least one aperture 542 may include a pair of apertures 544.
  • a portion of the lockable slider 530 is configured to be squeezed and includes a first tab 550 and a second tab 552 that may extend through the pair of apertures 544 that may be formed in the sealing mechanism body 540.
  • the first tab 550 and the second tab 552 may be configured to uncouple from the sealing mechanism body 540 and move to the unlocked condition when squeezed together.
  • the first tab 550 and the second tab 552 may be configured to couple to the sealing mechanism body 540 and move to the locked condition.
  • the flexible container 500 may be made of plastic. In embodiments, the flexible container 500 may be made of recyclable plastic. In embodiments, the flexible container is made of plastic containing recycled material.
  • the lockable flexible container 500 may include the sliding sealing mechanism 520 that may include a securing mechanism 560, seal pull 562, and a seal 564 associated with the lockable slider 530, as depicted in Figures 89-92.
  • the seal pull 462 may be used by a user to open or close the seal 464.
  • the sliding sealing mechanism 520 may seal and lock the flexible container 500 when the seal pull 462 is moved to its locked condition and the tabs 550, 552 on the lockable slider 530 are inserted into the sealing mechanism body 540, as shown in Figures 77 and 78.
  • the sliding sealing mechanism 520 may be moved between an open condition 532, as depicted in Figure 81, where access to apertures 570 of the flexible container 500 is available and a locked condition 534 where the apertures 570 have accepted the tabs 550 and 552 to seal the flexible bag and provide odor-resistance and child-resistance in the sealed closure of the opening 508, as depicted in Figure 79.
  • the lockable slider 530 cannot be moved and thus cannot be positioned in the open condition 532.
  • the flexible container 500 may be made of plastic. In embodiments, the flexible container 500 may be made of various polymers, relatively thin metal, or a consumer recycled material. In many aspects, flexible container 500 may be made of varying colors of plastic. In embodiments, the flexible container 500 may be provided in varying sizes and shapes and is not limited to the illustrated shape. In embodiments, the container 500 may be configured with a specific shape and size such as container 580, as depicted in Figures 85-88.
  • the container 122, 200, 300, 500 may be configured to hold many contents.
  • the contents may include one of acetaminophen, aspirin, controlled drugs, dibucaine, diphenhydramine, ibuprofen, iron-containing drugs, dietary supplements, ketoprofen, lidocaine, loperamide, methyl salicylate, minoxidil, marijuana, marijuana products, marijuana consumables, naproxen, oral prescription drugs, and over-the-counter medications.
  • a packaging system for perishable consumables includes a re-sealable odor and child-resistant container with a chain of custody and freshness indication on an exterior of the container that is configured to show whether the container was opened after sealing and before retail purchase.
  • a packaging system for perishable consumables with a re- sealable odor and child-resistant container with a chain of custody and freshness indication on an exterior of the container that is configured to show whether the container was opened after sealing and before retail purchase and having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that detects the presence or absence of an access parameter upon movement of the container or an attempt to access the consumables and reports on unauthorized movement or access.
  • a packaging system for perishable consumables with a re- sealable odor and child-resistant container with a chain of custody and freshness indication on an exterior of the container that is configured to show whether the container was opened after sealing and before retail purchase and having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that monitors and alerts a user when temperature and humidity condition measurements do not fit within specified ranges.
  • a packaging system for perishable consumables with a re-sealable odor and child-resistant container with a chain of custody and freshness indication on an exterior of the container that is configured to show whether the container was opened after sealing and before retail purchase and having a container with a raised bottom portion containing an electronic device that is sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables and that may store, report and process data including applying rules to determine freshness and chain of custody conditions.
  • a packaging system includes a container with a squeeze-to-open cap that when closed, permits another container to stack in an exterior of the cap and when open, permits another container to nest in an interior of the container.
  • a packaging system having a container with a squeeze-to-open cap that when closed, permits another container to stack in an exterior of the cap and when open, permits another container to nest in an interior of the container and having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that monitors and alerts a user when temperature and humidity condition measurements do not fit within specified ranges.
  • a packaging system having a container with a squeeze-to-open cap that when closed, permits another container to stack in an exterior of the cap and when open, permits another container to nest in an interior of the container and having a glass jar container with an unscrew-to-open cap that is odor and child resistant.
  • a packaging system having a container with a squeeze-to-open cap that when closed, permits another container to stack in an exterior of the cap and when open, permits another container to nest in an interior of the container and having a container with a raised bottom portion containing an electronic device that is sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables and that may store, report and process data including applying rules to determine freshness and chain of custody conditions.
  • a packaging system having a container with a squeeze-to-open cap that when closed, permits another container to stack in an exterior of the cap and when open, permits another container to nest in an interior of the container and having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that includes RFID functionality to provide inventory and sales data at the point of sale, transport, distribution, etc.
  • a packaging system includes a container with a raised bottom portion containing an electronic device that is sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables and that may store, report and process data including applying rules to determine freshness and chain of custody conditions.
  • a packaging system includes a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that detects the presence or absence of an access parameter upon movement of the container or an attempt to access the consumables and reports on unauthorized movement or access.
  • a packaging system having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that detects the presence or absence of an access parameter upon movement of the container or an attempt to access the consumables and reports on unauthorized movement or access and having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that monitors and alerts a user when temperature and humidity condition measurements do not fit within specified ranges.
  • a packaging system having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that detects the presence or absence of an access parameter upon movement of the container or an attempt to access the consumables and reports on unauthorized movement or access and having a glass jar container with an unscrew-to-open cap that is odor and child resistant.
  • a packaging system having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that detects the presence or absence of an access parameter upon movement of the container or an attempt to access the consumables and reports on unauthorized movement or access and having a squeeze-top container that is odor and child resistant.
  • a packaging system having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that detects the presence or absence of an access parameter upon movement of the container or an attempt to access the consumables and reports on unauthorized movement or access and having a flexible container that is odor and child resistant and includes a lockable slider movable between an open condition and a closed and locked condition.
  • a packaging system having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that detects the presence or absence of an access parameter upon movement of the container or an attempt to access the consumables and reports on unauthorized movement or access and having a container with a raised bottom portion containing an electronic device that is sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables and that may store, report and process data including applying rules to determine freshness and chain of custody conditions.
  • a packaging system having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that detects the presence or absence of an access parameter upon movement of the container or an attempt to access the consumables and reports on unauthorized movement or access and having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that includes RFID functionality to provide inventory and sales data at the point of sale, transport, distribution, etc.
  • a packaging system includes a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that monitors and alerts a user when temperature and humidity condition measurements do not fit within specified ranges.
  • a packaging system having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that monitors and alerts a user when temperature and humidity condition measurements do not fit within specified ranges and having a glass jar container with an unscrew- to-open cap that is odor and child resistant.
  • a packaging system having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that monitors and alerts a user when temperature and humidity condition measurements do not fit within specified ranges and having a squeeze-top container that is odor and child resistant.
  • a packaging system having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that monitors and alerts a user when temperature and humidity condition measurements do not fit within specified ranges and having a flexible container that is odor and child resistant and includes a lockable slider movable between an open condition and a closed and locked condition.
  • a packaging system having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that monitors and alerts a user when temperature and humidity condition measurements do not fit within specified ranges and having a container with a raised bottom portion containing an electronic device that is sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables and that may store, report and process data including applying rules to determine freshness and chain of custody conditions.
  • a packaging system having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that monitors and alerts a user when temperature and humidity condition measurements do not fit within specified ranges and having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that includes RFID functionality to provide inventory and sales data at the point of sale, transport, distribution, etc.
  • a packaging system includes a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that includes RFID functionality to provide inventory and sales data at the point of sale, transport, distribution, etc.
  • a packaging system includes a glass jar container with an unscrew-to- open cap that is odor and child resistant.
  • a packaging system includes a squeeze-top container that is odor and child resistant.
  • a packaging system having a squeeze-top container that is odor and child resistant and having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that includes RFID functionality to provide inventory and sales data at the point of sale, transport, distribution, etc.
  • a packaging system includes a flexible container that is odor and child resistant and includes a lockable slider movable between an open condition and a closed and locked condition.
  • a packaging system having a flexible container that is odor and child resistant and includes a lockable slider movable between an open condition and a closed and locked condition and having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that includes RFID functionality to provide inventory and sales data at the point of sale, transport, distribution, etc.
  • a packaging system includes a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that is odor and child resistant and that communicates with a platform to indicate compliance with regulations and provides details of chain of custody.
  • a packaging system having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that is odor and child resistant and that communicates with a platform to indicate compliance with regulations and provides details of chain of custody and a packaging system for perishable consumables with a re-sealable odor and child-resistant container with a chain of custody and freshness indication on an exterior of the container that is configured to show whether the container was opened after sealing and before retail purchase.
  • a packaging system having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that is odor and child resistant and that communicates with a platform to indicate compliance with regulations and provides details of chain of custody and having a container with a squeeze-to-open cap that when closed, permits another container to stack in an exterior of the cap and when open, permits another container to nest in an interior of the container.
  • a packaging system having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that is odor and child resistant and that communicates with a platform to indicate compliance with regulations and provides details of chain of custody and having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that detects the presence or absence of an access parameter upon movement of the container or an attempt to access the consumables and reports on unauthorized movement or access.
  • a packaging system having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that is odor and child resistant and that communicates with a platform to indicate compliance with regulations and provides details of chain of custody and having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that monitors and alerts a user when temperature and humidity condition measurements do not fit within specified ranges.
  • a packaging system having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that is odor and child resistant and that communicates with a platform to indicate compliance with regulations and provides details of chain of custody and having a glass jar container with an unscrew-to-open cap that is odor and child resistant.
  • a packaging system having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that is odor and child resistant and that communicates with a platform to indicate compliance with regulations and provides details of chain of custody and having a squeeze-top container that is odor and child resistant.
  • a packaging system having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that is odor and child resistant and that communicates with a platform to indicate compliance with regulations and provides details of chain of custody and having a flexible container that is odor and child resistant and includes a lockable slider movable between an open condition and a closed and locked condition.
  • a packaging system having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that is odor and child resistant and that communicates with a platform to indicate compliance with regulations and provides details of chain of custody and having a container with a raised bottom portion containing an electronic device that is sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables and that may store, report and process data including applying rules to determine freshness and chain of custody conditions.
  • a packaging system having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that is odor and child resistant and that communicates with a platform to indicate compliance with regulations and provides details of chain of custody and having a container with an electronic device sealed from a cavity containing the perishable consumables that includes RFID functionality to provide inventory and sales data at the point of sale, transport, distribution, etc.
  • the methods and systems described herein may be deployed in part or in whole through a machine that executes computer software, program codes, and/or instructions on a processor.
  • the present disclosure may be implemented as a method on the machine, as a system or apparatus as part of or in relation to the machine, or as a computer program product embodied in a computer readable medium executing on one or more of the machines.
  • the processor may be part of a server, cloud server, client, network infrastructure, mobile computing platform, stationary computing platform, or other computing platforms.
  • a processor may be any kind of computational or processing device capable of executing program instructions, codes, binary instructions, and the like.
  • the processor may be or may include a signal processor, digital processor, embedded processor, microprocessor, or any variant such as a coprocessor (math co-processor, graphic co-processor, communication co-processor and the like) and the like that may directly or indirectly facilitate execution of program code or program instructions stored thereon.
  • the processor may enable execution of multiple programs, threads, and codes. The threads may be executed simultaneously to enhance the performance of the processor and to facilitate simultaneous operations of the application.
  • methods, program codes, program instructions and the like described herein may be implemented in one or more thread.
  • the thread may spawn other threads that may have assigned priorities associated with them; the processor may execute these threads based on priority or any other order based on instructions provided in the program code.
  • the processor may include non-transitory memory that stores methods, codes, instructions, and programs as described herein and elsewhere.
  • the processor may access a non- transitory storage medium through an interface that may store methods, codes, and instructions as described herein and elsewhere.
  • the storage medium associated with the processor for storing methods, programs, codes, program instructions or other type of instructions capable of being executed by the computing or processing device may include but may not be limited to one or more of a CD-ROM, DVD, memory, hard disk, flash drive, RAM, ROM, cache, and the like.
  • a processor may include one or more cores that may enhance speed and performance of a multiprocessor.
  • the process may be a dual core processor, quad core processors, other chip-level multiprocessor and the like that combine two or more independent cores (called a die).
  • the methods and systems described herein may be deployed in part or in whole through a machine that executes computer software on a server, client, firewall, gateway, hub, router, or other such computer and/or networking hardware.
  • the software program may be associated with a server that may include a file server, print server, domain server, internet server, intranet server, cloud server, and other variants such as secondary server, host server, distributed server, and the like.
  • the server may include one or more of memories, processors, computer readable media, storage media, ports (physical and virtual), communication devices, and interfaces capable of accessing other servers, clients, machines, and devices through a wired or a wireless medium, and the like.
  • the methods, programs, or codes as described herein and elsewhere may be executed by the server.
  • other devices required for execution of methods as described in this application may be considered as a part of the infrastructure associated with the server.
  • the server may provide an interface to other devices including, without limitation, clients, other servers, printers, database servers, print servers, file servers, communication servers, distributed servers, social networks, and the like. Additionally, this coupling and/or connection may facilitate remote execution of program across the network. The networking of some or all of these devices may facilitate parallel processing of a program or method at one or more location without deviating from the scope of the disclosure.
  • any of the devices attached to the server through an interface may include at least one storage medium capable of storing methods, programs, code and/or instructions.
  • a central repository may provide program instructions to be executed on different devices.
  • the remote repository may act as a storage medium for program code, instructions, and programs.
  • the software program may be associated with a client that may include a file client, print client, domain client, internet client, intranet client and other variants such as secondary client, host client, distributed client, and the like.
  • the client may include one or more of memories, processors, computer readable media, storage media, ports (physical and virtual), communication devices, and interfaces capable of accessing other clients, servers, machines, and devices through a wired or a wireless medium, and the like.
  • the methods, programs, or codes as described herein and elsewhere may be executed by the client.
  • other devices required for execution of methods as described in this application may be considered as a part of the infrastructure associated with the client.
  • the client may provide an interface to other devices including, without limitation, servers, other clients, printers, database servers, print servers, file servers, communication servers, distributed servers, and the like. Additionally, this coupling and/or connection may facilitate remote execution of program across the network. The networking of some or all of these devices may facilitate parallel processing of a program or method at one or more location without deviating from the scope of the disclosure.
  • any of the devices attached to the client through an interface may include at least one storage medium capable of storing methods, programs, applications, code and/or instructions.
  • a central repository may provide program instructions to be executed on different devices.
  • the remote repository may act as a storage medium for program code, instructions, and programs.
  • the methods and systems described herein may be deployed in part or in whole through network infrastructures.
  • the network infrastructure may include elements such as computing devices, servers, routers, hubs, firewalls, clients, personal computers, communication devices, routing devices and other active and passive devices, modules and/or components as known in the art.
  • the computing and/or non-computing device(s) associated with the network infrastructure may include, apart from other components, a storage medium such as flash memory, buffer, stack, RAM, ROM, and the like.
  • the processes, methods, program codes, instructions described herein and elsewhere may be executed by one or more of the network infrastructural elements.
  • SaaS software as a service
  • PaaS platform as a service
  • IaaS infrastructure as a service
  • the methods, program codes, and instructions described herein and elsewhere may be implemented on a cellular network having multiple cells.
  • the cellular network may either be frequency division multiple access (FDMA) network or code division multiple access (CDMA) network.
  • FDMA frequency division multiple access
  • CDMA code division multiple access
  • the cellular network may include mobile devices, cell sites, base stations, repeaters, antennas, towers, and the like.
  • the cell network may be a GSM, GPRS, 3G, EVDO, mesh, or other networks types.
  • the methods, program codes, and instructions described herein and elsewhere may be implemented on or through mobile devices.
  • the mobile devices may include navigation devices, cell phones, mobile phones, mobile personal digital assistants, laptops, palmtops, netbooks, pagers, electronic books readers, music players and the like. These devices may include, apart from other components, a storage medium such as a flash memory, buffer, RAM, ROM and one or more computing devices.
  • the computing devices associated with mobile devices may be enabled to execute program codes, methods, and instructions stored thereon. Alternatively, the mobile devices may be configured to execute instructions in collaboration with other devices.
  • the mobile devices may communicate with base stations interfaced with servers and configured to execute program codes.
  • the mobile devices may communicate on a peer-to-peer network, mesh network, or other communications network.
  • the program code may be stored on the storage medium associated with the server and executed by a computing device embedded within the server.
  • the base station may include a computing device and a storage medium.
  • the storage device may store program codes and instructions executed by the computing devices associated
  • the computer software, program codes, and/or instructions may be stored and/or accessed on machine readable media that may include: computer components, devices, and recording media that retain digital data used for computing for some interval of time; semiconductor storage known as random access memory (RAM); mass storage typically for more permanent storage, such as optical discs, forms of magnetic storage like hard disks, tapes, drums, cards and other types; processor registers, cache memory, volatile memory, non-volatile memory; optical storage such as CD, DVD; removable media such as flash memory (e.g., USB sticks or keys), floppy disks, magnetic tape, paper tape, punch cards, standalone RAM disks, Zip drives, removable mass storage, off-line, and the like; other computer memory such as dynamic memory, static memory, read/write storage, mutable storage, read only, random access, sequential access, location addressable, file addressable, content addressable, network attached storage, storage area network, bar codes, magnetic ink, and the like.
  • RAM random access memory
  • mass storage typically for more permanent storage, such as optical discs, forms
  • the methods and systems described herein may transform physical and/or intangible items from one state to another.
  • the methods and systems described herein may also transform data representing physical and/or intangible items from one state to another.
  • machines may include, but may not be limited to, personal digital assistants, laptops, personal computers, mobile phones, other handheld computing devices, medical equipment, wired or wireless communication devices, transducers, chips, calculators, satellites, tablet PCs, electronic books, gadgets, electronic devices, devices having artificial intelligence, computing devices, networking equipment, servers, routers, and the like.
  • the elements depicted in the flow chart and block diagrams or any other logical component may be implemented on a machine capable of executing program instructions.
  • the methods and/or processes described above, and steps associated therewith, may be realized in hardware, software or any combination of hardware and software suitable for a particular application.
  • the hardware may include a general-purpose computer and/or dedicated computing device or specific computing device or particular aspect or component of a specific computing device.
  • the processes may be realized in one or more microprocessors, microcontrollers, embedded microcontrollers, programmable digital signal processors or other programmable devices, along with internal and/or external memory.
  • the processes may also, or instead, be embodied in an application specific integrated circuit, a programmable gate array, programmable array logic, or any other device or combination of devices that may be configured to process electronic signals. It will further be appreciated that one or more of the processes may be realized as a computer executable code capable of being executed on a machine-readable medium.
  • the computer executable code may be created using a structured programming language such as C, an object oriented programming language such as C++, or any other high-level or low- level programming language (including assembly languages, hardware description languages, and database programming languages and technologies) that may be stored, compiled or interpreted to run on one of the above devices, as well as heterogeneous combinations of processors, processor architectures, or combinations of different hardware and software, or any other machine capable of executing program instructions.
  • a structured programming language such as C
  • an object oriented programming language such as C++
  • any other high-level or low- level programming language including assembly languages, hardware description languages, and database programming languages and technologies
  • methods described above and combinations thereof may be embodied in computer executable code that, when executing on one or more computing devices, performs the steps thereof.
  • the methods may be embodied in systems that perform the steps thereof, and may be distributed across devices in a number of ways, or all of the functionality may be integrated into a dedicated, standalone device or other hardware.
  • the means for performing the steps associated with the processes described above may include any of the hardware and/or software described above. All such permutations and combinations are intended to fall within the scope of the present disclosure.

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L'invention concerne un système d'emballage pour produits consommables périssables comprenant généralement un récipient ayant un corps et une partie supérieure. La partie supérieure est conçue pour coopérer avec le corps pour fournir une fermeture refermable à une cavité formée dans le corps qui est résistante aux odeurs et pourvue d'une sécurité enfant lorsque la partie supérieure est scellée au corps. Le récipient est conçu pour être empilable avec un autre récipient lorsque la partie supérieure est scellée sur le corps du récipient.
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