Although the patent is a "container", I'm not going to pass judgment on whether this is a typical critter called a "EAS" or "RFID" tag. Need to find some competitor and see what one of their patents looks like.
Outside consultants? Well, Reid has huge line item expenses in his OTC filings referencing "outside consultants". Of course he never specifies who they are, or what exactly is the nature of the "consulting" advise. Then again, the cult doesn't care about such things. That's not "DD"!