Patent ID: 7386968

Claim:
A method for packaging products of varying weights and physical dimensions using flexible packaging material of predetermined width and predetermined weight per unit area, comprising the steps of: providing to a programmed microprocessor the weight and physical dimensions of a product to be packaged; using the microprocessor to calculate the length of the flexible packaging material needed to package the product, based on the physical dimensions of the product; using the microprocessor to calculate the weight of the flexible packaging material needed to package the product based on the length, the predetermined width, and the predetermined weight per unit area of the flexible packaging material, and to then calculate a total package weight as the sum of the weight of the product and the calculated weight of the flexible packaging material; using a printer to print information onto a label, said information comprising information that is specific to the product; and enveloping the product in the flexible packaging material to form a package comprising the label and an amount of the flexible packaging material corresponding to the calculated length and weight.