Patents
US 8240563 B2: Self checkout stands
- Granted
- 2012-08-14
- Filed
- 2011-01-18 application 13008418
- Type
- Utility · 11 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A self-check-out stand has a flat belt on which items that have been scanned can be placed. This belt abuts a declining belt, with both belts preferably having abutting ends with upper corners in which a fixed non-rotating nose rod is located with the rod extending across the width of the belt, the rods hold the abutting ends tightly together with only a small crack between the belts. The check-out stand has two sets of unpowered transition rollers to turn the items at an obtuse angle to the conveyer belts. The stand has a declining set of rollers to bring the items to the proper height for the customer to bag. The accumulation area rises from front to back to slow the items being conveyed. A scanner module with a monitor and pay station can be placed at the front end of the stand.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg120814.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 | Smyrna, GA | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Michael S. Notheis | Hoschton, GA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| John Troeleman | Atlanta, GA | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G07G | Registering the receipt of cash, valuables, or tokens | G07G1/0054 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A47F | Special furniture, fittings, or accessories for shops, storehouses, bars, restaurants or the like; paying counters | A47F9/047 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-03-21 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | KAPLAN, ERIC signed 2011-01-24 NOTHEIS, MICHAEL S. signed 2011-03-16 TROELEMAN, JOHN signed 2011-03-16 | ROYSTON, LLC. JASPER, GA | 25989/549 | 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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