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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:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2012
Applicant:
Robert R. Goetz, Garden Grove, CA (US);
Inventor:
Robert R. Goetz, Garden Grove, CA (US);
Assignee:
John Bean Technologies Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 41/00 (2006.01); B65C 3/00 (2006.01); B65C 9/02 (2006.01); B65C 9/26 (2006.01); B65C 9/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65C 3/00 (2013.01); B65C 9/02 (2013.01); B65C 9/26 (2013.01); B65C 9/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
A labeling device may include a platform configured to advance objects, a sensing device directed toward the objects as the objects are advanced, and a label supply. The labeling device may include a robot configured to pick-up labels from the label supply and apply the labels to the objects as the objects are advanced, and a controller configured to operate the robot based upon the vision device.