Patent ID: 11884444
Assignee: SHAW INDUSTRIES GROUP, INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 10:
11. A method of labeling an item comprising:
transporting the item into a label printing station;
receiving, from a server, label information;
printing an adhesive label of variable size and having a backing covering an adhesive, with label information;
removing the backing from the adhesive label by the printer;
receiving the adhesive label on a suction pad or vacuum device attached to a movable end of a robot arm;
measuring a height of the item with one or more sensors;
determining a first labeling position for the item, the first labeling position determined from the measured height of the item;
positioning the robot arm with the suction pad or vacuum device at the first labeling position and blowing air through the vacuum line through the vacuum device or suction pad thereby releasing the adhesive label from the suction pad or vacuum device and adhering the label to the item;
retreating the suction pad or vacuum device from the first labeling position; and
reading the adhesive label with sensors on the movable end of the robot arm.