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US 2026/0103010 A1Published application
Label presenter and inspection system and apparatus for use with a label printer
AssigneeNautilus Systems, Inc.
InventorsSteve Gunnerson, Eric Moore
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Abstract
A label printer system and apparatus that enables inspection and removal of a label before applying it to product and a label presenter and inspection system and apparatus that be used with any thermal transfer label printer which enables inspection and removal of a label before applying it to product.
Claims18
A label presenter and inspection system for use with a label printer which enables inspection and removal of a label comprising:
- a platform having at least one magnet or fastener, at least one vacuum channel, and at least one air channel all contained within or on the platform;
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- a removable magnetic or non-magnetic non-stick platen having at least one vacuum hole or channel and at least one label glide air hole contained therein wherein the removable magnetic or non-magnetic non-stick platen is positioned on top of the platform such that said at least one vacuum hole or channel in the platen is positioned above the at least one vacuum channel in the platform and said at least one label glide air hole in the platen is positioned above the at least one air channel in the platform.
A label printer system and apparatus comprising:
- a label printer;
- a platform connected to the label printer having at least one magnet or fastener, at least one vacuum channel, and at least one air channel all contained within or on the platform;
- and
- a removable magnetic or non-magnetic non-stick platen having at least one vacuum hole or channel and at least one label glide air hole contained therein wherein the removable magnetic or non-magnetic non-stick platen is positioned on top of the platform such that said at least one vacuum hole or channel in the platen is positioned above the at least one vacuum channel in the platform and said at least one label glide air hole in the platen is positioned above the at least one air channel in the platform.
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A method for presenting and inspecting a printed adhesive label prior to applying the label to product comprising the steps of:
- providing a platform connected to a label printer wherein the platform has at least one magnet or fastener, at least one vacuum channel, and at least one air channel all contained within or on the platform;
- providing a removable magnetic or non-magnetic non-stick platen having at least one vacuum hole or channel and at least one label glide air hole contained therein wherein the removable magnetic or non-magnetic non-stick platen is positioned on top of the platform such that said at least one vacuum hole or channel in the platen is positioned above the at least one vacuum channel in the platform and said at least one label glide air hole in the platen is positioned above the at least one air channel in the platform;
- providing air pressure through the at least one air channel in the platform and the at least one label glide air hole in the platen to float a label across a top surface of the platen while the label is being printed;
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- applying a vacuum through the at least one vacuum channel in the platform and the at least one vacuum channel in the platen to secure and hold the printed label in place on the top surface of the platen while it is inspected for accuracy.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.