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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. 31, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2013
Applicant:
Bell and Howell, Llc., Durham, NC (US);
Inventors:
Richard Wojdyla, Wadsworth, IL (US);
Tim Palmer, Lexington, NC (US);
Brian Bowers, Mundelein, IL (US);
Tomasz K. Bednarek, Niles, IL (US);
Assignee:
Bell and Howell, LLC, Durham, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65C 9/02 (2006.01); B65C 1/02 (2006.01); B65C 9/18 (2006.01); B65C 9/00 (2006.01); B65C 9/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65C 9/02 (2013.01); B65C 1/021 (2013.01); B65C 9/1826 (2013.01); B65C 9/1884 (2013.01); B65C 2009/0081 (2013.01); B65C 2009/401 (2013.01); Y10T 156/1062 (2015.01);
Abstract
The present application relates to a method and system for labeling one or more products such as packages transported along a conveyer, and more specifically to applying a label on a respective package by way of a vertically adjustable assembly positioned above the conveyor. The adjustable assembly includes at least a label printer and an applicator for printing and applying the label on a surface of the package on the conveyor.