Patents by Inventor Chester N. Tingler

Chester N. Tingler 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).

  • Article checkout system with enhanced throughput
    Patent number: 5311969
    Abstract: A checkout station for checking out articles selected for purchase and bearing UPC codes includes an island for checkout including a first checkout module, having a first UPC scanner and a first conveyor leading from the first scanner to a first bagging area. A first customer passageway extends lengthwise along one side of the first conveyor. A cashier station is adjacent a second side of the first conveyor. A second checkout module, having a second UPC scanner and a second conveyor leading from the second scanner to a second bagging area and having one side adjacent the cashier station. A second customer passageway extends lengthwise along the other side of the second conveyor. Checkout is practiced by a customer scanning article UPC and an operator (cashier) processing payment, increasing throughput.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1994
    Assignee: CheckRobot, Inc.
    Inventors: Wesley D. Dickover, Chester N. Tingler