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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2019

Filed:

Oct. 10, 2017
Applicant:

Fluence Automation Llc, Wheeling, IL (US);

Inventors:

Brian Bowers, Mundelein, IL (US);

Tim Palmer, Lexington, NC (US);

Assignee:

Fluence Automation LLC, Wheeling, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65C 9/02 (2006.01); B65C 9/40 (2006.01); B65C 1/02 (2006.01); B65C 9/18 (2006.01); B65C 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65C 9/02 (2013.01); B65C 1/021 (2013.01); B65C 9/1826 (2013.01); B65C 9/1884 (2013.01); B65C 9/40 (2013.01); B65C 2009/0081 (2013.01); B65C 2009/401 (2013.01); Y10T 156/1062 (2015.01);
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.


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