Patent ID: 8827256

Claim:
An assembly, comprising: a manufacturing carrier comprising a plurality of seats, each seat having an associated alignment prong; and a first individually-packaged article of manufacture, the first individually-packaged article of manufacture comprising a first article of manufacture packaged in an associated first packaging, the first packaging comprising a first body having a first alignment cutout that exposes a portion of the first article of manufacture; a second individually-packaged article of manufacture, the second individually-packaged article of manufacture comprising a second article of manufacture packaged in an associated second packaging, the second packaging comprising a second body having a second alignment cutout that exposes a portion of the second article of manufacture; and wherein the first individually-packaged article of manufacture is loaded in a first seat of the plurality of seats of the manufacturing carrier such that the alignment prong associated with the first seat engages the portion of the first article of manufacture that is exposed by the first alignment cutout, and wherein the second individually-packaged article of manufacture is loaded in a second seat of the plurality of seats of the manufacturing carrier such that the alignment prong associated with the second seat engages the portion of the second article of manufacture that is exposed by the second alignment cutout.