Avery Dennison Corporation

Avery Dennison Retail Information Services, LLC

Johannes Lenkl

Kai Yi Li

Dong-Tsai Hseih

Kourosh Kian

Souphong Lee

Prakash Mallya

David Nicholas Edwards

Rishikesh K Bharadwaj

Mark Anthony Licon

Jeanne F Duckett

Lance D Neuhard

Timothy L Brown

Mitchell G Stern

Sou Phong Lee

An activatable adhesive that is formulated to readily absorb energy from a given radiation source, an activatable adhesive label that incorporates such an activatable adhesive, a system for activating such labels, and related methods and uses are described. The activatable adhesive includes a plasticizer, a tackifier, and an adhesive base polymer that includes butyl acrylate, styrene, methyl methacrylate, methacrylic acid, and acrylic acid.

Activatable adhesive, labels, and related methods

The present invention provides for an improved printer provides a user with a simple, intuitive user-friendly touchscreen interface, is easy to assemble, and has a low cost to repair. The printer comprises a platen roller that can be changed without tools via the use of a bayonet connector, and an easy change print head that mechanically guides the print head into the carrier via mechanical guiding pins. Further, the printer comprises a universal supply holder to accommodate different sizes of inner diameter cores for tag and laminated supplies. The printer also discloses a ribbon spindle that accommodates both a cardboard core and a plastic core on the same printer device. Additionally, the printer discloses a media low sensor for providing a low supply indicator, and a gap sensor that comprises an LED array and a resistor array for gap sensing across the supply web.

Thermal printer and components

A coupling capable of adjustably cantilever-mounting a machine such as a labeling machine to a mounting structure, wherein the attitude or inclination of the machine to other machinery such as a conveyor can be precisely adjusted. Also, there is a method a mounting a machine to mounting structure with the capability to adjust the inclination of the machine that requires only one person.

Coupling for mounting a labeling machine and method of adjusting a labeling machine

The present invention concerns a thermotransfer printer for printing print media having RFID labels, comprising a thermotransfer printing unit, and a single sheet intake means. The invention is further characterised by an RFID reading unit for reading items of information from the RFID labels, wherein the RFID reading unit is so connected to the thermotransfer printing unit () that the thermotransfer printing unit () is controllable in dependence on the items of information read out of the respective RFID label.

Thermotransfer printer with single sheet intake means

There is disclosed a configurable modular labeling machine and a method of making same. The machine can be selectively assembled in a number of different configurations. The machine has a frame or housing that can mount selectively positionable applicator and rewind modules. The applicator module includes a plate that can carry direction-changing and feed rolls and can mount a dispensing mechanism. The rewind module can include a plate that can mount direction-changing rolls and a rewind.

Configurable modular labeling machine and methods of making same

An applicator head for a device with an air suction source for applying individual flat materials elements to objects. The applicator head has an applicator surface in air communication with the air suction source and has perforatable, weak locations. The weak locations can be selectively perforated and, when perforated, a weak location can function as a suction intake opening.

Applicator head for an applicator device

The invention relates to an apparatus for maintaining a constant tension on a web of material, in particular on a label web used in a labeling machine (E), said apparatus comprising: a stationary rotary axle device () with a geometric rotational axis (M) and a tension compensation device () rotatable from a starting position about said rotational axis (M) of said rotary axle device (), said tension compensation device () comprising a force unit () which exerts a force on the tension compensation device () that counteracts the rotational movement of the tension compensation device () from the starting position. It is further provided that the force applied by the force unit () is a linear force acting on the tension compensation device () at a force application point () with a radial spacing to the rotational axis (M) of the rotary axle device ().

Dancer arm for constant tension

A winding apparatus for a winding material. A drivable rotary shaft having a longitudinal center line (M). A receiving unit for the winding material, which is rotationally connected to the rotary shaft. A clamping unit for reversibly clamping the winding material fast to the rotary shaft. An actuation unit. The clamping unit can be reversibly moved from its clamping position into its release position by at least one translatory movement of the actuation unit.

Winding apparatus with central locking and unlocking

The invention concerns an apparatus and a method of tensioning a flat web of material to be conveyed, in particular in a printing and dispensing device for labels, which includes: a drive for advancing and retracting the flat web of material, and at least one advance unit and at least one braking unit having a braking roller which are in contact with the web of material and which are drivable by the drive means. It is further provided that the drive has a drive motor that is drivingly connected to the advance unit and the braking unit and that, in a conveyor operation in the advance direction of the web of material, the braking roller of the braking unit is uncoupled from the drive motor.

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Freising, Germany

Johannes Lenkl