Patents by Inventor Darla Mims

Darla Mims has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7934647
    Abstract: An in-cart grocery tabulation system includes a shopping cart adapted to receive grocery items. A first and second scanner may be statically attached to a top region and a bottom region of the shopping cart respectively. Each of the first and second scanners may generate and transmit a price signal to a tabulation mechanism communicatively coupled to the first and second scanners. The tabulation mechanism may further be adapted to keep track of a price list associated with the scanned grocery items in the shopping cart. A display screen may be coupled to the tabulation mechanism and further affixed to the shopping cart to verify the price signal and thereafter transmits a display signal to the display screen. A user interface may be communicatively coupled to the display screen for reviewing the price list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Inventors: Darla Mims, Clarence Mims