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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 15, 1999
Roger F. Lay, Woodbury, CT (US);
Joseph J. Cieplak, Hamden, CT (US);
Allen A. Crowe, Prospect, CT (US);
Ascom Hasler Mailing Systems, Inc., Shelton, CT (US);
Abstract
In one preferred embodiment, an automatic measuring and material length control device, including: apparatus for measuring length of an article to which a material is to applied, the apparatus for measuring being able to measure the length without contacting the article; and apparatus for receiving from the apparatus for measuring a signal representative of the length and determining a length of the material to be dispensed and providing a control signal to a dispenser of the material to dispense the length of the material. In another preferred embodiment, a method of automatically measuring length of an article and controlling length of material to be applied to the article, comprising: measuring a length of the article to which the material is to applied, the measuring being done without contacting the article; receiving a signal representative of the length and determining a length of the material to be dispensed; and providing a control signal to a dispenser of the material to dispense the length of the material.