Patents
US 12499406 B2: Method and apparatus for identifying, authenticating, tracking and tracing manufactured items
- Granted
- 2025-12-16
- Filed
- 2024-07-24 application 18782924
- Type
- Utility · 29 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for identifying manufactured items in containers, where each container is suitable for containing two or more units, and where the method comprises the steps of: associating each unit with a unique unit identifier, uniquely identifying each unit, allocating two or more units to be contained in each container, uniquely identifying each container, for each container, determining one or more ranges of unit identifiers of the two or more units allocated to the container, and storing, in a database, a container identifier for each container, each container identifier being coupled, in the database, to the one or more ranges of unit identifiers of the two or more units allocated to the container. There is also provided methods and apparatus for authenticating, tracking and tracing the units.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg251216.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Morris USA Inc. 523 patents | US company or organization | Richmond, VA | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Chanez | Cheyres, CH | 22 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Alain Sager | Bossonnens, CH | 17 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Philippe Chatelain | Chavornay, CH | 23 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Erwan Fradet | Nyon, CH | 25 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G06Q | Information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes; systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes, not otherwise provided for | G06Q10/08 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
No recorded assignments or security interests on file for this patent.
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