US Patent:
20070150219, Jun 28, 2007
Inventors:
Gordon Cawker - Federal Way WA, US
Barbara McCann - Federal Way WA, US
Thomas Schmitt - Lakewood WA, US
International Classification:
G01N 37/00
G08B 13/14
Abstract:
In an assembly line () of the type having a conveyor for moving an object () along a predetermined path, a method of applying an identification tag () to the object is provided. The method includes using a conveyor for automatically advancing the object along the predetermined path, and supplying a plurality of identification tags. The method also includes testing the plurality of identification tags to identify at least one operating identification tag, and applying at least one operating identification tag on the object while the object is on the conveyor.