Patents
US 7967112 B2: Check stand with a two belted input and a slidable scanner
- Granted
- 2011-06-28
- Filed
- 2007-12-03 application 11949160
- Type
- Utility · 2 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
This invention provides a high-volume check stand with a front transport that has two belted input conveyors so that a customer can load one belt while the cashier is checking out products purchased by a second customer on the second belt. This two belt module has a flush rear end to which is attached a scanner that can be slid from one belt to the other. Preferably this check stand has an output module which has two belts and two rollers so that the check stand can use a bagger on each side for bagging the items, to speed checkout time. Embodiments of this check stand may have an output module that is a carousel or a turntable. It could also have any combination of one or two conveyor belts and one or two rollers on an incline for use in packing the products. A scanner is placed between the flush rear end of the front transport and the flush front end of the output module. The scanner has means for either being slid transversely or rotated by the cashier between one belted conveyor and the other conveyer so that the cashier can move from scanning products on one conveyor to the other.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg110628.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROYSTON LLC 7 patents | US company or organization | Covington, GA | ROYSTON LLC State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Kaplan | Lilburn, GA | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Michael S. Notheis | Hoschton, GA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A47F | Special furniture, fittings, or accessories for shops, storehouses, bars, restaurants or the like; paying counters | A47F9/04 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-09 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | FIFTH THIRD BANK, N.A. signed 2026-03-24 | ROYSTON LLC JASPER, GA | 74323/285 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2018-03-13 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | ROYSTON LLC signed 2018-03-09 | COMERICA BANK, AS AGENT LIVONIA, MI | 45191/656 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2018-03-08 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | ROYSTON LLC signed 2018-03-08 | ROYSTON LLC JASPER ROAD, GA | 45143/528 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2008-09-19 | Security interest Security interest Notice of grant of security interest in patents | ROYSTON LLC signed 2007-07-30 | WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT CHARLOTTE, NC | 21554/954 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2007-12-03 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | KAPLAN, ERIC signed 2007-12-03 NOTHEIS, MICHAEL S. signed 2007-12-03 | ROYSTON, LLC JASPER, GA | 20185/930 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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