Blister cards promoting intuitive dosing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9526673-B2
Application number	US-201615067209-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 11, 2016
Priority date	Dec 17, 2010
Publication date	Dec 27, 2016
Grant date	Dec 27, 2016

Abstract

A portable blister card including a front side and a back side opposite the front side. The front side includes a face having a width, a right side edge, a left side edge, a top edge, and an outer periphery. In addition, the front side includes a first blister and a second blister extending outwardly at the face and a primary manufacturer indicia area comprising a manufacturer indicator visible on the front side. The first blister contains a first unit dose and the second blister contains a second unit dose, wherein the first and second unit doses are different. The back side includes regulatory information that remains on the back side when each unit dose is removed from each blister through the back side of the card.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A portable blister card comprising:
a front side comprising:
a face having a width, a right side edge, a left side edge, a top edge, and an outer periphery;
a first blister and a second blister extending outwardly at the face, wherein the first blister contains a first unit dose and the second blister contains a second unit dose wherein the first unit dose and the second unit dose are different;
a primary manufacturer indicia area comprising a manufacturer indicator visible on the front side;

a back side opposite the front side comprising:
regulatory information wherein sufficient regulatory information remains on the back side when each unit dose is removed from each blister through the back side of the card.

2. The portable blister card of claim 1 , wherein the first unit dose comprises a multi symptom relief cold and flu active and the second unit dose comprises a vitamin.

3. The portable blister card of claim 2 , wherein the vitamin is Vitamin C.

4. The portable blister card of claim 2 , wherein the multi symptom relief cold and flu active is adapted for consumption during the day.

5. The portable blister card of claim 1 , wherein the first unit dose comprises a multi symptom relief cold and flu active and the second unit dose comprises a probiotic.

6. The portable blister card of claim 1 , wherein the first unit dose comprises a fiber and the second unit dose comprises a vitamin.

7. The portable blister card of claim 6 , wherein the vitamin is a Vitamin B complex.

8. The portable blister card of claim 1 , wherein the first unit dose comprises a fiber and the second unit dose comprises a probiotic.

9. The portable blister card of claim 1 , wherein the first unit dose comprises a multi symptom relief cold and flu active and the second unit dose comprises zinc.

10. The portable blister card of claim 9 , wherein the multi symptom relief cold and flu active is adapted for consumption during the day.

11. The portable blister card of claim 1 , wherein the first unit dose comprises a nighttime multi symptom relief cold and flu active and the second unit dose comprises an energy boosting ingredient.

12. The portable blister card of claim 11 , wherein the energy boosting ingredient is a Vitamin B complex.

13. The portable blister card of claim 11 , wherein the first unit dose and the second unit dose are arranged in a sequentially directional dosing arrangement, wherein the sequentially directional dosing arrangement is a left-to-right arrangement where the first unit dose is consumed before the second unit dose.

14. The portable blister card of claim 1 , wherein the first unit dose and the second unit dose comprise a supplement selected from the group consisting of vitamins, plant-derived materials, fatty acids, and combinations thereof.

15. A kit comprising:
a portable blister card comprising:
a front side comprising:
a face having a width, a right side edge, a left side edge, a top edge, and an outer periphery;
at least two blisters extending outwardly at the face wherein each blister contains a unit dose wherein each unit dose comprises one or more actives and wherein each unit dose comprises the same one or more actives;
a primary manufacturer indicia area comprising a manufacturer indicator visible on the front side;

a back side opposite the front side comprising regulatory information wherein sufficient regulatory information remains on the back side when a unit dose is removed from a blister through the back side of the card;

a second item comprising one or more vitamins, plant-derived materials, metals, minerals, elements, probiotics and combinations thereof.

16. The kit of claim 15 wherein the one or more actives are multi symptom relief cold and flu actives.

17. The kit of claim 15 wherein the one or more actives comprise a fiber.

Assignees

• Procter & Gamble

Inventors

• Alonso Rosa Manuela Leon
• Schmeichel Kelly Lee
• La Fosse-Marin Isabelle
• Deutsch Angela Jane
• Inglin Thomas Alfred
• Trombley Kurt Franklin
• Powers Diane Danheiser
• Mangione Eduardo De Abreu
• Hawkins Craig Andrew
• Morosey Jr Jay Robert

Classifications

• G09F23/00

  Advertising on or in specific articles, e.g. ashtrays, letter-boxes (on or in vehicles G09F21/00) · CPC title

• A61J1/035 Primary

  Blister-type containers (blisters in general B65D75/36) · CPC title

• B65D2203/00

  Decoration means, markings, information elements, contents indicators · CPC title

• A61J7/0084

  for multiple medicaments · CPC title

• A61J2205/30

  Printed labels · CPC title