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Techniques for manufacturing ingestible event markers comprising an ingestible component

  • US 9,271,897 B2
  • Filed: 07/22/2013
  • Issued: 03/01/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/23/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of manufacturing a tablet comprising an electronic device, the method comprising:

  • providing a powdered material into a die cavity of a tablet press;

    dispensing an electronic device from a tape-and-reel carrier tape operatively coupled to the tablet press, the carrier tape configured for holding the electronic device;

    locating the electronic device into the die cavity; and

    compressing the powdered material and the electronic device to form a tablet; and

    wherein the carrier tape comprises a cover tape and defines a cavity for holding the electronic device between the cavity and the cover tape, wherein dispensing the electronic device from the carrier tape comprises;

    removing the cover tape from the carrier tape to expose the electronic device within the cavity;

    transferring the cover tape to a pick-and-place transfer mechanism;

    picking the electronic device from the cavity with a pick-and-place element of the transfer mechanism;

    transferring the pick-and-place element to the tablet press; and

    placing the electronic device in the die cavity.

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