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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Geoff Bingham, Warwickshire, GB;
Martin Bentham, South Yorkshire, GB;
Assignee:
Sara Lee Corporation, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 3/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 3/100 ;
Abstract
An automated process is provided that includes loading a blank on a carrier and moving one of the carrier or the blank to more than one of a number of stations. The carrier has at least a portion with a desired shape that provides the blank with a stretched condition. Each station performs an operation on the blank while the blank is mounted on the carrier.