A pallet comprises an upper load supporting surface having a peripheral edge, and a lower surface having a peripheral edge. The lower surface has substantially the same dimensions as the upper load supporting surface. A plurality of peripheral supports are provided at or near the peripheral edge of the lower surface and extend upwardly therefrom to the upper load supporting surface so that the upper load supporting surface and the lower surface are spaced from each other and define sides of the pallet. Each side of the pallet has a first opening and a second opening which are defined by the upper load supporting surface, the lower surface, and a pair of peripheral supports. Inclined surfaces are provided on the lower surface.

There is disclosed a pallet component comprising a support portion and an attachment portion. The attachment portion extends from the support portion and is defined, at least in part, by a perimeter wall. The perimeter wall surrounds one or more internal chambers. The attachment portion is configured to engage a corresponding attachment portion of another pallet component. The one or more internal chambers comprises at least one device chamber configured to at least partially receive an electronic device therein. One or more walls of the attachment portion comprises one or more cut-outs which define, at least in part, a fluid pathway between the at least one device chamber and atmosphere.

An improved automated inventory system is herein disclosed. The improved automated system (AIS) can comprise an enclosure for storing one or more items, one or more RFID readers, and a control system. Each of the items are tagged with an RFID (radio frequency identification) tag. The enclosure can comprise a plurality of of interior surfaces that defines an interior space within said enclosure. The enclosure can also comprise one or more access points within the interior surfaces that allow access to the items within the enclosure. Each of the RFID readers can be capable of reading the RFID tag. The control system can be in communication with the one or more RFID readers.

A hollow container or box formed from a roof, a first side (i.e., or first upper and lower sides), a second side (i.e., for second upper and lower sides), a rear side (i.e., or rear upper and lower sides), a door (i.e., or upper and lower door), and a base placing the container or box in a fully assembled position. Unique side and end access doors are provided. Each of the sides are releasably coupled or hingedly connected to one another and the adjacent sides are hingedly coupled to the base. Upon releasing the sides from one another and rotating each relative to one another in a particular order along various axis rotation, the container or box is transitioned from a fully assembled position into a flat, parallel orientation, fully collapsed position.

A system for cryptographic wireless detection and authentication of fluids includes a computing device configured to receive, from a transmitter attached to a container, a unique identifier associated with a fluid contained in the container, locate, at an immutable sequential listing, at least an identifier-specific record using the unique identifier, and a lot identifier associated with the unique identifier, retrieve, from the immutable sequential listing, at least a lot-specific record using the lot identifier, capture, from the container, at least a secondary datum describing the container, generate an authenticity probability score as a function of the at least an identifier-specific record, the at least a lot-specific record, and the at least a secondary datum, and display to a user an output based on the authenticity probability score.

A tamper evident container includes a container body having walls surrounding a cavity. The walls are composed of a non-electrically conductive material and at least one integrity sensor that is embedded in the non-electrically conductive material. A monitoring circuit is configured to monitor the tamper evident container using the at least one integrity sensor and determine a state-of-health of the tamper evident container.

A tamper-evident closure (101) for a container neck comprises a first portion (105, 106), a second portion (102, 104) comprising a window (103) through which a view of the first portion is visible, a locking mechanism, and an RFID device (107) associated with the first portion (105, 106). The second portion (102, 104) is rotatable relative to the first portion (105, 106) upon first opening of the tamper-evident closure (101) from a first position in which the first and second portions (105, 106; 102, 104) are in a first relative relation and the RFID device (107) is aligned with the window (103) and is readable, to a second position in which the first and second portions (105, 106; 102, 104) are in a second relative relation and the RFID device (107) is masked by the second portion (102, 104) and is not readable.

An inventory tracking scaled locking canister has a housing, a closure, a commodity container positioned within the housing and releasably sealed within the housing by the closure through an electrically disengageable magnetic locking mechanism, at least one weight sensor, a processing unit, a biometric sensor, a digital display, a data storage unit, a wireless communication device, a power source, and a GPS module. The commodity container may have multiple nested frames with perforations that allow smaller byproducts of the contents of the central frame to be separated from the bulk of the contents. The weight of each frame is measured individually through one or more load cells. The biometric sensor prevents unauthorized access to the commodity container. The processing unit facilitates data collection, storage, and transmittal through the wireless communication device to a remote server. The GPS module tracks the location of the canister in case of theft.

The present invention provides a blister package including a sheet in which pockets are formed, and a lid material sealing the sheet, wherein the sheet has a first pocket accommodating an RF tag and a second pocket accommodating an article at a position separated from the first pocket.

A “smart” closure system, apparatus, and method are described. The closure includes mechanical solution, used in conjunction with wireless technologies and/or web-based or remote authentication, verification, and serialization via a mobile computing device, to provide information about the closure and the contents concealed within that closure. Further, the construction of the closure allows for any and all non-recyclable components of the wireless technologies to be removed so as to enable the closure to be recycled and/or converted to post consumer resin.