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System for supply chain management

  • US 10,305,544 B2
  • Filed: 04/20/2017
  • Issued: 05/28/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/04/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An ingestible device configured to be tested using a probe located external from the ingestible device, the ingestible device comprising:

  • a substrate comprising a control unit and a memory for storing information; and

    first and second materials physically associated with the substrate, the first and second materials being dissimilar materials;

    a third material deposited on a surface of the first material, the third material being an electrically conductive material;

    an electrically insulative layer formed on the first material and the substrate; and

    a fourth material physically associated with the substrate and disposed on the electrically insulative layer, the fourth material being an electrically conductive material;

    wherein third material is configured to communicatively couple to a first probe plate and the fourth material is configured to communicatively couple to a second probe plate, such that information can be communicated between the third material and the first probe plate and information can be communicated between the fourth material and the second probe plate, wherein the first and second probe plates are located external from the ingestible device.

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