The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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. 21, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2006
Jeffrey Douglas Johnson, Mt Nathan, Queensland, AU;
Gene Allen Corle, Farwell, MN (US);
Jeffrey Douglas Johnson, Mt Nathan, Queensland, AU;
Gene Allen Corle, Farwell, MN (US);
Other;
Abstract
A method of protecting luggage from tampering includes steps of receiving a piece of luggage at a baggage check-in station (), and encoding passenger and routing information at the baggage check-in station onto an identification tag (). The identification tag is attached to the piece of luggage (). The piece of luggage is placed on a baggage conveyor and conveyed to a security inspection station inside a secure area that excludes all unauthorized s personnel (). The piece of luggage is conveyed on the baggage conveyor to a scanning station to detect and decode the passenger and routing information on the identification tag (). The piece of luggage is conveyed on the baggage conveyor to a wrapping station (). When an identification tag is detected, the method continues from step (), otherwise from step (). When the identification tag indicates that the piece of luggage is to be wrapped, the method continues from step (), otherwise from step (). The piece of luggage is wrapped automatically (). The piece of luggage is conveyed through the wrapping station to a baggage receiving station ().