Patents by Inventor Craig W. Moyer

Craig W. Moyer 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).

  • Empty bottom shelf of shopping cart monitor and alerting system using distance measuring methods
    Patent number: 11618490
    Abstract: A method apparatus are directed to identify items disposed on the bottom shelf of a shopping cart bottom of basket (BoB). Certain aspects envision a distance measurement sensor and computing system connected to the shopping cart. A first set of distance measurements of the bottom shelf when empty is obtained via the distance measurement sensor. Next, at a checkout stand, a second set of distance measurements of the shelf are taken, which can be used to compare with the first set of distance measurements to identify if there is an object on the BoB. An alert can be provided to a checkout attendant if there is an object on the BoB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Bob Profit Partners LLC.
    Inventors: Dale Lee Yones, Scott David Dalgleish, Craig W. Moyer
  • Camera system monitor for shopping cart bottom shelf
    Patent number: 11265518
    Abstract: A method apparatus are directed to identify items disposed on the bottom shelf of a shopping cart bottom of basket (BoB). Certain aspects envision a distance measurement sensor and computing system connected to the shopping cart. A first set of distance measurements of the bottom shelf when empty is obtained via the distance measurement sensor. Next, at a checkout stand, a second set of distance measurements of the shelf are taken, which can be used to compare with the first set of distance measurements to identify if there is an object on the BoB. An alert can be provided to a checkout attendant if there is an object on the BoB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: BOB Profit Partners LLC
    Inventors: Dale Lee Yones, Scott David Dalgleish, Craig W. Moyer
  • EMPTY BOTTOM SHELF OF SHOPPING CART MONITOR AND ALERTING SYSTEM USING DISTANCE MEASURING METHODS
    Publication number: 20210061334
    Abstract: A method apparatus are directed to identify items disposed on the bottom shelf of a shopping cart bottom of basket (BoB). Certain aspects envision a distance measurement sensor and computing system connected to the shopping cart. A first set of distance measurements of the bottom shelf when empty is obtained via the distance measurement sensor. Next, at a checkout stand, a second set of distance measurements of the shelf are taken, which can be used to compare with the first set of distance measurements to identify if there is an object on the BoB. An alert can be provided to a checkout attendant if there is an object on the BoB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Dale Lee Yones, Scott David Dalgleish, Craig W. Moyer
  • CAMERA SYSTEM MONITOR FOR SHOPPING CART BOTTOM SHELF
    Publication number: 20210067746
    Abstract: A method apparatus are directed to identify items disposed on the bottom shelf of a shopping cart bottom of basket (BoB). Certain aspects envision a distance measurement sensor and computing system connected to the shopping cart. A first set of distance measurements of the bottom shelf when empty is obtained via the distance measurement sensor. Next, at a checkout stand, a second set of distance measurements of the shelf are taken, which can be used to compare with the first set of distance measurements to identify if there is an object on the BoB. An alert can be provided to a checkout attendant if there is an object on the BoB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Dale Lee Yones, Scott David Dalgleish, Craig W. Moyer