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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2015
Applicant:
Tipper Tie, Inc., Apex, NC (US);
Inventor:
Thomas E. Whittlesey, Durham, NC (US);
Assignee:
Tipper Tie, Inc., Apex, NC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 9/20 (2012.01); A22C 11/02 (2006.01); B65B 25/06 (2006.01); B65B 57/04 (2006.01); B65B 9/213 (2012.01); B65B 9/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 9/2021 (2013.01); A22C 11/0245 (2013.01); B65B 9/2028 (2013.01); B65B 9/213 (2013.01); B65B 9/22 (2013.01); B65B 25/065 (2013.01); B65B 57/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods, computer program products and apparatus for producing encased products use a rotary encoder with a measuring wheel, the measuring wheel residing against a depression of a wheel saddle that has a shape that curves inward with a radius of curvature that corresponds to an outer perimeter radius of a cooperating measuring wheel.