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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:
Jan. 05, 2021

Filed:

Jul. 27, 2016
Applicant:

Ds Smith Packaging Ltd, London, GB;

Inventors:

Tony Lang, London, GB;

Stephen Williamson, London, GB;

Glyn Tomlinson, London, GB;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B31F 1/28 (2006.01); B65H 35/02 (2006.01); B65H 35/08 (2006.01); B65H 23/18 (2006.01); B65H 21/00 (2006.01); B31B 50/88 (2017.01); B31B 50/00 (2017.01); B31B 50/14 (2017.01); B31B 50/16 (2017.01); B31B 50/20 (2017.01); B31B 120/70 (2017.01); B31B 120/10 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B31F 1/2831 (2013.01); B31F 1/289 (2013.01); B31F 1/2813 (2013.01); B31F 1/2818 (2013.01); B31F 1/2822 (2013.01); B65H 21/00 (2013.01); B65H 23/18 (2013.01); B65H 35/02 (2013.01); B65H 35/08 (2013.01); B31B 50/006 (2017.08); B31B 50/14 (2017.08); B31B 50/16 (2017.08); B31B 50/20 (2017.08); B31B 50/88 (2017.08); B31B 2120/10 (2017.08); B31B 2120/70 (2017.08); B65H 2301/4148 (2013.01); B65H 2301/51512 (2013.01); B65H 2301/515323 (2013.01); B65H 2553/42 (2013.01); B65H 2701/1762 (2013.01);
Abstract

A corrugated sheet processing apparatus () is disclosed, comprising feed and guide rollers for selecting, moving and supporting sheets or webs to a corrugator () for forming a corrugated sheet; and a control system for controlling the sheet processing equipment () or a cutter (); the sheet processing apparatus () further comprising a visual inspection unit () for reading printed information markers on at least one printed sheet or web as the printed sheet or web pass through the corrugated sheet processing apparatus () or corrugator; and wherein the control system further has a data look-up table whereby the apparatus () can identify what products will be produced downstream of the visual inspection unit, and the required settings for the sheet processing equipment or corrugator for those products.


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