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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:
May. 11, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2006
Applicant:
Alan Constantine, Norwich, GB;
Inventor:
Alan Constantine, Norwich, GB;
Assignee:
Sinclair Systems International, LLC, Fresno, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65C 9/10 (2006.01); B65C 9/30 (2006.01); B32B 37/10 (2006.01); B32B 37/22 (2006.01); B32B 38/10 (2006.01); B65C 9/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An automatic apparatus for applying labels to produce is provided which utilizes three or more label cassettes angularly disposed in coplanar fashion adjacent a rotary bellows applicator. The cassettes may include labels indicating different sizes or grades of produce, for example, and each produce item being labeled may have a label selected from any one of said multiple cassettes. High label speeds in excess of 1000 labels per minute are achieved along with selective labeling.