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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:
Jun. 08, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jason R. Albright, Louisville, CO (US);
Michael A. Bartholet, Longmont, CO (US);
Carol L. Dwyer, Longmont, CO (US);
Ronald E. Graham, Windsor, CO (US);
Kyle P. Manning, Lafayette, CO (US);
Ying-Che Yang, Broomfield, CO (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 1/144 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 1/144 ;
Abstract
A method is provided for tracking printed articles. Input indicating that a first carrier is being mounted to take up printed articles is read, and an ID of the first carrier is read in. A record associating the printed articles with the first carrier is made. In a preferred embodiment, the ID of the first carrier is read in by reading a bar code of the first carrier. Also provided is a system for producing custom printed articles.