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US 12,208,584 B2Granted
System for sealing an article
AssigneeCapital One Services, LLC
InventorsKevin Osborn, David Kelly Wurmfeld
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Abstract
In some implementations, a device for heat sealing may include a positioning device configured to move in at least two dimensions, and a sealing head attached to the positioning device. The sealing head may include an energy system configured to generate energy for heat sealing an article along a path of an arbitrary shape.
Claims20
A system for heat sealing, comprising:
- a bed having a first surface that includes a resilient lining;
- a positioning device configured to move in at least two dimensions relative to the first surface of the bed;
- a sealing head attached to the positioning device, the sealing head including:
- a heating element, wherein the heating element includes a resistive heating element or an inductive heating element, and
- a tip element having a second surface, for contacting an article to be sealed, that is convex and non-stick;
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- a controller configured to:
- obtain information that indicates a sequence of positions for the positioning device for a sealing operation that is to produce a sealed path of an arbitrary shape on the article, and
- cause the positioning device to move relative to the first surface of the bed according to the sequence of positions for the sealing operation.
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A device for heat sealing, comprising:
- a positioning device configured to move in at least two dimensions;
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- a sealing head attached to the positioning device, the sealing head including:
- an energy system configured to generate energy for heat sealing an article along a path of an arbitrary shape, wherein the energy system includes a heating element and a tip element, and
- a spring that spring-loads the tip element, wherein the sealing head is configured to provide heat transfer from the heating element to the tip element when the spring is compressed.
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An apparatus for heat sealing, comprising:
- means for moving in at least two dimensions using a positioning device;
- means for attaching a sealing head to the positioning device, the sealing head including:
- an energy system configured to generate energy for heat sealing an article along a path of an arbitrary shape, wherein the energy system includes a heating element, and
- a spring, wherein the sealing head is configured to provide heat transfer from the heating element when the spring is compressed;
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- means for positioning a backing element opposite the sealing head using a robotic arm.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.