Packaging system

US11572206B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Sealed Air Corporation (US) · US

Inventors

• Russell T. Christman · Dunstable, US
• David Littlejohn · Haslet, US
• Gary Wood · Hobart, US
• James Michaelian · Ware, US
• Thomas P. Orsini · Sterling, US
• Michael A. Kalinowski · Nashua, US
• John J. Gilbert · Cowbridge, GB

Key dates

• Filing date: May 4, 2016
• Grant date: Feb 7, 2023
• Expiry date: Dec 25, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65B2210/04
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A system for packaging includes a continuous flow wrap machine, a product reader, and a labeling unit. The product reader is configured to sense each product of the series of products transported on the infeed conveyor of the continuous flow wrap machine and to provide detected information for facilitating access to unique product information associated with each sensed product of the series of products. The labeling unit is adapted to apply visual representation of the unique product information to the tube formed in the continuous flow wrap machine while the tube is moving or to the resulting packaged product while the packaged product is moving.