Patent · US Expired

Apparatus for printing and applying tape and methods of printing and applying tape

US6884312B2 · kind B2 · utility

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38Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 12, 2002
Grant dateApr 26, 2005
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 21, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T156/1322
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for printing and applying tape. A preferred embodiment of the invention provides an apparatus that includes a printer for printing on tape, a tape puller that pulls the printed tape out from the printer, and an applicator that applies the printed tape to an object. The present invention also generally relates to methods of printing and applying tape to objects.

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