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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2017
Applicant:
Altria Client Services Llc, Richmond, VA (US);
Inventor:
Patrick McElhinney, Chesterfield, VA (US);
Assignee:
Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65C 1/02 (2006.01); B65C 9/24 (2006.01); B65C 9/18 (2006.01); B65C 9/40 (2006.01); B65C 9/02 (2006.01); B65C 9/30 (2006.01); B65C 9/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65C 1/021 (2013.01); B65C 9/02 (2013.01); B65C 9/18 (2013.01); B65C 9/1873 (2013.01); B65C 9/24 (2013.01); B65C 9/30 (2013.01); B65C 9/40 (2013.01); B65C 9/42 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for applying stamps to a group of packages wherein the stamps are arranged in a predetermined pattern and the packages in the group are arranged in a different pattern, using an apparatus having one or more carriages moveable in the x- and/or y-directions.