US Patent Issued to INTERTAPE POLYMER on May 26 for "Water activated tape case sealers" (Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,636,839, issued on May 26, was assigned to INTERTAPE POLYMER CORP. (Sarasota, Fla.).

"Water activated tape case sealers" was invented by Doug Walker (Sarasota, Fla.), Zachary S. Kissel (Sarasota, Fla.) and Michael Curtin (Sarasota, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A water activated tape system includes a tape roller, a water bottle, and a first wipedown mechanism. The tape roller is configured to dispense water activated tape. The water bottle is configured provide liquid to wet the water activated tape. The first wipedown mechanism is configured to press the water activated tape onto a carton. The first wipedown mechanism includes a f...