Product packaging arrangement using invisible marking for product orientation
AssigneeEveready Battery Company, Inc.
InventorJames C. Stricker
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Abstract
A system and method of arranging products, such as batteries, in a display package according to a desired orientation with efficient space utilization. The method includes providing products to be packaged, and applying an invisible orientation marking on each of the products. The orientation marking is visible when illuminated with ultraviolet light and is generally invisible to consumers under normal ambient light conditions. The method also includes illuminating the products with ultraviolet light, scanning each of the products, detecting the orientation marking on each of the products, orienting each of the products based on the detecting steps, and disposing each of the oriented products in a package so that the products have a desired orientation.
Claims21
A method of arranging product in a display package according to a desired orientation, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing one or more products to be packaged;
- applying an invisible marking on said one or more products, said marking generally being indistinguishable to consumers under ambient light conditions;
- scanning each of said one or more products;
- detecting said marking on each of said one or more products;
- orienting each of said one or more products based on said detecting step;
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- disposing each of said oriented products in a package so that each of said one or more products has a desired orientation.
A method of arranging batteries in a battery display package having a transparent window according to a desired orientation, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing one or more batteries to be packaged;
- applying an invisible marking on said one or more batteries, said marking generally being indistinguishable to consumers under ambient light conditions;
- scanning each of said one or more batteries;
- detecting said marking on each of said one or more batteries;
- orienting each of said one or more batteries based on said detecting step;
- and
- disposing each of said oriented batteries in a package so that each of said one or more batteries has a desired orientation.
A system for packaging one or more products in a display package, said system comprising:
- a marking device for applying an invisible orientation marking to each of one or more products, wherein said invisible orientation mark is generally indistinguishable to consumers under normal ambient light conditions;
- a scanner for scanning each of said products to determine the location of the invisible orientation marking;
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- a pick up assembly for engaging each of said one or more products based on the detected orientation marking and placing each of said products in a display package so each of said products are oriented in a desired orientation according to the orientation marking.
A product display package containing one or more products arranged in a desired orientation, said package comprising:
- a blister package having a housing defining a compartment for compactly housing product;
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- one or more products disposed in said blister package, each of said one or more products having an invisible orientation marking that is generally indistinguishable to consumers under normal ambient light conditions, wherein each of said one or more products are oriented in a desired orientation in said blister package based on said invisible orientation marking.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.