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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2017
Fluence Automation Llc, Wheeling, IL (US);
Brian Bowers, Mundelein, IL (US);
Tim Palmer, Lexington, NC (US);
Fluence Automation LLC, Wheeling, IL (US);
Abstract
Devices, systems, and methods for automatically printing and applying one or more label to at least one item to enable shipping of the at least one item by a carrier are provided. In some aspects, a movable label applicator device includes a printer for printing the one or more label onto a supply of labeling material, wherein the one or more printed label contains unique information associated with the at least one item. In some aspects, the device further includes an applicator for applying the one or more printed label to a surface of the at least one item, wherein the applicator is configured to apply multiple labels to the surface of the at least one item such that the multiple labels are removably stacked on top of one another.