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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2024
Applicant:
Encore Wire Corporation, McKinney, TX (US);
Inventors:
William T. Bigbee, Jr., Hawkins, TX (US);
Clifton S. Thompson, Lucas, TX (US);
Assignee:
Encore Wire Corporation, McKinney, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 41/00 (2006.01); B65C 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65C 1/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for applying a label to a spool or reel containing wire and a wire tail extending from the spool or reel, the apparatus comprising a wire tail sensor, wherein the wire tail sensor identifies the location of the wire tail protruding from the spool or reel and a label application mechanism, wherein the labeling mechanism applies a label to the spool or reel and wherein the label does not contact the wire tail protruding from the spool or reel.