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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2003
Craig W. Arends, Elgin, IL (US);
Lonnie R. Seymour, Naperville, IL (US);
Kevin Moore, Hoopeston, IL (US);
Christopher T. Schwanz, Muskego, WI (US);
Stanley R. Krogman, Bartlett, IL (US);
Craig W. Arends, Elgin, IL (US);
Lonnie R. Seymour, Naperville, IL (US);
Kevin Moore, Hoopeston, IL (US);
Christopher T. Schwanz, Muskego, WI (US);
Stanley R. Krogman, Bartlett, IL (US);
Illinois Tool Works, Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
A system and method for packaging oriented containers in a container carrier wherein a plurality of containers are fed into an orienter device for orienting a container in a desired rotational position prior to placement in a container carrier. The orienter device includes a reader for determining an initial orientation of the container; a control system for determining a shortest rotational distance from the initial orientation to the desired rotational position between a clockwise direction and a counterclockwise direction; and a chuck engaged with the container and in communication with the control system for rotating the container the shortest rotational distance to the desired rotational position.