Apparatus and method to package articles for storage and identification
US7966769B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 22, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jun 28, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 31, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D5/503
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for containing, protecting, isolating, and individually identifying sets of one or more articles in a plurality of compartments such that information related to the sets can be easily and efficiently linked to the set. In an example of the apparatus, the apparatus has a compartment layer, a sealant layer, and indicia which may individually identify compartments. In another example, a method includes taking a compartment layer and sealant layer, loading compartments with sets of one or more articles, closing the compartment layer with the sealant layer, and identifying each compartment for each seed or portion thereof with a positionally-addressable ordered array of indicia on at least one of the layers of the package.
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