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System and method for packaging of mass-fabricated custom items

  • US 7,748,199 B2
  • Filed: 02/02/2007
  • Issued: 07/06/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/28/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for packaging mass-customized items, comprising:

  • an inner pack identification apparatus for applying item identification information unique to a mass-customized item of a series of sequenced mass-customized items to an inner pack of a plurality of inner packs;

    the inner pack configured to house at least one mass-customized item;

    an inner pack filling apparatus for filling each inner pack with the at least one mass-customized item delivered to the inner pack filling apparatus in item carriers encoded with the item identification information, the inner pack filling apparatus including a first code reading mechanism that reads the encoded item identification information from each item carrier and transmits the item identification information to a computer system for matching with the item identification information provided on each of the inner packs;

    outer container identification apparatus for applying the item identification information to each outer container of a plurality of outer containers; and

    filling apparatus for filling each outer container with the inner pack including the at least one mass-customized item, the filling apparatus including a second code reading mechanism that reads the outer container identification information applied to each outer container and transmits the scanned information to the computer system for matching with the item identification information provided on each of the inner packs.

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