Patents by Inventor Dusty Lutz

Dusty Lutz 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).

  • Weight detection for cashier checkout terminals
    Patent number: 8364543
    Abstract: Weight detection mechanisms for cashier checkout terminal are provided. When a transaction by a customer concludes at a cashier checkout terminal, a check is made to determine if a product was left behind on a baggage unit associated with the cashier checkout terminal. When excess weight is detected on the baggage unit at the conclusion of the transaction, one or more alerts are generated to raise awareness with the customer that the product has not been retrieved by the customer from the baggage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventor: Dusty Lutz
  • Weight detection for cashier checkout terminals
    Publication number: 20110161184
    Abstract: Weight detection mechanisms for cashier checkout terminal are provided. When a transaction by a customer concludes at a cashier checkout terminal, a check is made to determine if a product was left behind on a baggage unit associated with the cashier checkout terminal. When excess weight is detected on the baggage unit at the conclusion of the transaction, one or more alerts are generated to raise awareness with the customer that the product has not been retrieved by the customer from the baggage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: NCR Corporation
    Inventor: Dusty Lutz