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

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

A handheld concealed pill morsel former enables a user to easily conceal a pill within a morsel of malleable food product without excessive handling of the malleable food product. A first arm and a second arm are configured to rotated toward a top and bottom opening of a mold body cavity, respectively. A press extends from the first arm and is configured to extend into the mold cavity to compress the malleable food product. A plunger is coupled with the first arm and is configured to slide with respect to the first arm and press. The plunger has a plunger face that is configured to be extended down into the malleable food product to from a pill recess. A pill can then be placed into the pill recess and the press can be rotated back down into mold cavity to form a concealed pill morsel.

A handheld concealed pill morsel former enables a user to easily conceal a pill within a morsel of malleable food product without excessive handling of the malleable food product. A first arm and a second arm are configured to rotated toward a top and bottom opening of a mold body cavity, respectively. A press extends from the first arm and is configured to extend into the mold cavity to compress the malleable food product. A plunger is coupled with the first arm and is configured to slide with respect to the first arm and press. The plunger has a plunger face that is configured to be extended down into the malleable food product to from a pill recess. A pill can then be placed into the pill recess and the press can be rotated back down into mold cavity to form a concealed pill morsel.

A method for sampling both layers of a bi-layer tablet, comprising forming a first layer of a first pharmaceutical powder of the bi-layer tablet in a tablet press machine, performing weight compensation for forming a second layer of a second pharmaceutical powder of the bi-layer tablet based at least on the formed first layer, performing height compensation for forming the second layer of the second pharmaceutical powder of the bi-layer tablet based at least on the formed first layer, and forming the second layer of the bi-layer tablet based on the performed height compensation and weight compensation, in the tablet press machine, for individually sampling both the first and second layers of the bi-layer tablet.

A method for sampling both layers of a bi-layer tablet, comprising forming a first layer of a first pharmaceutical powder of the bi-layer tablet in a tablet press machine, performing weight compensation for forming a second layer of a second pharmaceutical powder of the bi-layer tablet based at least on the formed first layer, performing height compensation for forming the second layer of the second pharmaceutical powder of the bi-layer tablet based at least on the formed first layer, and forming the second layer of the bi-layer tablet based on the performed height compensation and weight compensation, in the tablet press machine, for individually sampling both the first and second layers of the bi-layer tablet.

Provided is a method and apparatus for manufacturing nucleated tablets in each of which a nucleus is positioned in a precise manner. In the tablet manufacturing machine (1), granules are charged in a mortar and then compressed by pestles while the mortar and the pestles travel along a cyclic path extending from a point and then back to the point. The path has a substantially straight path portion where the mortar and the pestles travel substantially straightly.

Provided is a method and apparatus for manufacturing nucleated tablets in each of which a nucleus is positioned in a precise manner. In the tablet manufacturing machine (1), granules are charged in a mortar and then compressed by pestles while the mortar and the pestles travel along a cyclic path extending from a point and then back to the point. The path has a substantially straight path portion where the mortar and the pestles travel substantially straightly.

An object is to provide a tablet manufacturing apparatus capable of supplying an IC chip to a desired position of pharmaceutical powder with a high accuracy and suppressing a positional displacement. The IC chip is supported by a positioning guide with a chip main body in a downward manner, and is held in a state of being positioned above pharmaceutical powder filled in a die hole before compression. The IC chip is supplied by a pusher.

Vehicles for delivery and release of pesticide compositions are provided. In one aspect, the delivery vehicle is a capsule configured to resist release of a pesticide composition before application of the capsule at a locus where pest control is desired. The capsule is further configured to degrade following application at the locus where pest control is desired to facilitate release of the pesticide composition. In one particular but non-limiting form, the capsule includes a shell wall including a relatively high Bloom strength gelatin material and a plasticizer material, and the pesticide composition includes a fumigant such as 1,3-dichloropropene. Further embodiments, forms, objects, features, advantages, aspects, and benefits shall become apparent from the description and drawings.