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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2011
Filed:
May. 05, 2008
George Lynn Hagen, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Beth Cooperrider, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Ronald E. Mundt, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Darren L. Kessner, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Steven J. Gardner, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Adrian Spucces, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Kenneth C. Booth, Mesa, AZ (US);
George Lynn Hagen, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Beth Cooperrider, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Ronald E. Mundt, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Darren L. Kessner, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Steven J. Gardner, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Adrian Spucces, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Kenneth C. Booth, Mesa, AZ (US);
TagWorks, LLC, Tempe, AZ (US);
Abstract
Implementations of a public use tag marking kiosk. Aspects associated with particular implementations of a tag marking kiosk comprise, among others, automatically marking two sides of a tag within the kiosk, receiving the tag to be marked from the customer, providing a closeable door between the marking implement and the customer while the tag is being marked, ejecting the tag from a tag holder after the tag is marked, and aligning the tag so that a desired tag side is required to be initially facing up on the tag holder. Housing for the kiosk may surround all of the system parts or may be split into a housing shell and a marking unit that fits inside the shell. Marking implements may be laser, mechanical stylus, paint, or others. Tags may be suspended in a cantilevered manner during marking.