Method for tagging products and a product
AssigneeSuomen Korttelikauppa Oy
InventorJussi NUMMELA
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for tagging (101) products or product packages by applying hot-melt adhesive (103) to removably or permanently attach (104) a remote-readable tag (202) with an identification element (102) onto the product or product package. Hot-melt adhesive is targeted as a shot onto a surface of the product or product package. Hot-melt adhesive removes moisture and/or layer of ice from the surface of the product or product package thereby facilitating removable or permanent attachment (104) of the remote-readable tag (102) onto the product or the product package. A corresponding product or product package tagged according to the method is presented.
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Method for tagging moist, cold, and/or frozen multiform products or product packages to be executed by at least partially automated device or a system of functionally connected devices, comprising applying hot-melt adhesive to removably or permanently attach a remote-readable tag with an identification element onto a product or a product package and to remove moisture and/or layer of ice from the surface of the product or the product package for enabling the attachment, wherein
- an RFID tag is utilized as the remote-readable tag,
- the hot-melt adhesive is applied as a shot targeted onto a surface of the product, the product package, or a tag inlay, and
- the remote-readable tag with the identification element is placed on top of the product or the product package surface area at least partially covered by the hot-melt adhesive, and an application pressure of 5000-200000 Pa to removably or permanently attach the remote-readable identification element onto the product or the product package is applied.
An automated arrangement comprising one or more at least functionally connected devices for tagging multiform product or product package, comprising:
- a. a product handling element configured to subject a product or a product package to tagging,
- b. an adhesive provision element configured to apply hot-melt adhesive onto the product or the product package surface, and
- c. a tag attaching element configured to attach a tag with a remote-readable identification element onto the hot-melt adhesive applied onto the product or the product package surface.
The arrangement of claim 10, wherein the adhesive provision element comprises a glue gun or hot melt dispensing applicator operating with gas or specifically, air pressure, or with electro-acoustic or magnetic pulsation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.