Appeal No. 2006-2337
Application No. 10/887,181
THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a system for packaging products in a container. The
system makes use of a probe which measures the void volume of the container. The data
from this measurement is used to determine the amount of padding to be used in the
container. See page 26 of appellants’ specification. Claim 47 is representative of the
invention and is reproduced below:
47. A system for providing dunnage to a container for packing an object
placed in the container, comprising:
a supply of dunnage material;
a probe for taking measurements of the container within which the object is
placed for determining the void volume;
a controller in communication with the probe and the conversion machine that
determines the void volume from measurement information communicated by the probe,
determines the amount of dunnage required to fill the void volume, and controls the
supply to provide the dunnage needed to fill the void.
THE REFERENCES
The references relied upon by the examiner are:
Johnson 3,509,797 May 5, 1970
Pryor 4,561,776 Dec. 31, 1985
Chow 4,922,687 May 8, 1990
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