Method, apparatus and system for attaching a label on a product

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11401071
APP PUB NO 20200270009A1
SERIAL NO

16796969

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The present disclosure relates to a method of attaching a shrinkable label on at least one product wherein the shrinkable label comprises a film comprising heat shrinkable material and photothermic material, the method comprising:

    transporting a plurality of products on a product conveyor through an irradiation volume defined by a plurality of UV light emitters arranged sideways of the product conveyor;arranging at least one reflector between consecutive products on the product conveyor while the at least one product is being transported;controlling the UV light emitters to emit UV-light towards the shrinkable label arranged around the at least one product in the irradiation volume and towards the at least one reflector arranged between consecutive products in order for the photothermic material of the shrinkable label to heat up causing the heat shrinkable material to shrink around the at least one product.

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FUJI SEAL INTERNATIONAL INCOSAKA-SHI OSAKA 532-0003

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  • 2020 Application Filing Year
  • B65C Class
  • 104 Applications Filed
  • 62 Patents Issued To-Date
  • 59.62 % Issued To-Date
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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Van, Heck Marinus Antonius Leonarda Deurne, NL 11 11

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Citation count rangeNumber of patents cited in rangeNumber of patents cited in various citation count ranges431201 - 1002.557.51012.51517.52022.52527.53032.53537.54042.54547.5

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