Patents by Inventor Donald James McLees

Donald James McLees 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).

  • Check stand conveyor belt bottom extracted shopping bin
    Patent number: 10863833
    Abstract: A shopping bin which mounts crosswise on a shopping cart and is slidable onto the conveyor belt of a supermarket check stand. The bin mechanism holds the bottom of the bin in place and causes a door at the front of the bin to open as the conveyor belt moves the rest of the bin forward until the bottom of the bin has been mostly extracted, thus allowing the check stand conveyor to completely vacate the contents of the bin and send them to the checker and the item scanner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Inventor: Donald James McLees
  • Check stand conveyor belt bottom extracted shopping bin
    Publication number: 20200085213
    Abstract: A shopping bin which mounts crosswise on a shopping cart and is slidable onto the conveyor belt of a supermarket check stand. The bin mechanism holds the bottom of the bin in place and causes a door at the front of the bin to open as the conveyor belt moves the rest of the bin forward until the bottom of the bin has been mostly extracted, thus allowing the check stand conveyor to completely vacate the contents of the bin and send them to the checker and the item scanner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventor: Donald James McLees