Carton sealing tape with a plurality of security features

    公开(公告)号:US10385239B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-20

    申请号:US15478993

    申请日:2017-04-04

    Abstract: Various carton sealing tapes are disclosed that have a plurality of security features, at least two of which include nanomarker particles having identification indicia visible under about 100 to about 400 times magnification and taggants visible upon exposure to a pre-selected wavelength outside the visible spectrum included in the same or different layers of the tape structure depending upon the selection of the backing material for the substrate of the tape. The carton sealing tapes are also printable for inclusion of a consecutive sequence of coded identification information in the form of a barcode or a 2D code.

    TAPE APPLICATOR WITH MAGNETIC ACTUATED BLADE GUARD

    公开(公告)号:US20180346276A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-06

    申请号:US15997801

    申请日:2018-06-05

    Inventor: Endre Hivatal

    Abstract: A tape applicator including a main frame, and a knife arm assembly. The knife arm assembly may include a magnet mounted in a stationary position relative to the main frame, and a knife arm pivotally mounted to the main frame. A blade may be mounted to the knife arm. A guard may be rotationally connected to the knife arm and configured to rotate between a closed position covering the blade and an open position exposing the blade. A spring may bias the guard toward the closed position. A catch may be associated with the guard comprising ferromagnetic material. The catch may be attracted to the magnet to open the guard as the knife arm swings to a cutting position.

    Cartoning machine for multiple, different carton configurations and method of use

    公开(公告)号:US11905056B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-20

    申请号:US17032678

    申请日:2020-09-25

    CPC classification number: B65B43/44 B65B43/265 B65B43/46 B65B43/50

    Abstract: A cartoning machine including a carton supply station (e.g., a rotary carton supply station, a linear carton supply station, a non-linear carton supply station, or the like) and a handling station operatively coupled to the carton supply station. The carton supply station provides, on a selective basis, cartons, such as carton blanks, pre-formed cartons, or the like. The carton supply station of the cartoning machine provides for movement of magazines with respect to a robot in the handling station that may have a distal end secured in a stationary and fixed location. As such, different magazines with dissimilar cartons may be moved to a picking location adjacent the robot, as dissimilar cartons are required. Further, the cartons within the magazines may be moved to a pre-determined pick-up location such that the robot is repeatably picking a carton from the pre-determine pick-up location.

    VOID IDENTIFICATION FOR PACKAGING AND APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR USING VOID IDENTIFICATION

    公开(公告)号:US20230067806A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-02

    申请号:US17900422

    申请日:2022-08-31

    Abstract: A void fill system may be used to scan a carton before, during, or after pre-fill material is dispensed into the carton, one or more products are packaged into the carton, and/or when void fill material is dispensed to the carton having the one or more products. The void fill system may include one or more sensors, which may be used identify the carton and/or identify the carton volume. The one or more sensors may also be used to identify the current carton volume (e.g., of the products, fill material, etc.). The information captured by the void fill system may be used to determine a proposed packaging recipe (e.g., suggest a carton, void fill, product configuration, etc.) based on supplier or customer preferences, product information, shipping information, or the like, to provide a notification with recommendations regarding the packaging process, and/or to automatically dispense void fill material.

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