Patents by Inventor Andrew B. Ritter

Andrew B. Ritter 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).

  • Multi-destination checkout system and related methods
    Patent number: 9277833
    Abstract: A checkout stand includes a first extendable conveyor extending in a first direction for delivering one or more articles to a first bagging station. A second conveyor is provided for conveying one or more articles from the first conveyor to at least a second bagging station. A scanner may be provided for scanning the articles, such as during delivery by an infeed conveyor upstream of the first conveyor. A controller may control the first conveyor to selectively divert articles between the first and second bagging stations. Related methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: PAN OSTON HOLDING COMPANY
    Inventors: James R. Vance, Chad A. Eilers, Richard J. Blankenship, Gordon T. Gravelle, Andrew B. Ritter, Jerrod P. Arterburn, Kyle Thomas Hampton