Patents by Inventor Nicholas Locke

Nicholas Locke 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).

  • Patent number: 11961130
    Abstract: Examples provides sale-restricted items management for self-checkout. A list of sale-restricted items is displayed via a graphical user interface (GUI) provided by a user interface. A notification component transmits a notification to a user device associated with an authorized user to verify a transaction responsive to an unauthorized user selection of a sale-restricted item from the list of sale-restricted items displayed. The notification includes an identification of the selected sale-restricted item and location of the selected sale-restricted item. A verification component authorizes completion of the transaction associated with the selected sale-restricted item by the unauthorized user on condition an age verification is obtained from the user device associated with the authorized user. Responsive to the authorization, an unlocking signal is sent to a locking storage device storing the selected sale-restricted item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventors: Nicholas Locke, Douglas E. Humphrys
  • Publication number: 20220230215
    Abstract: Examples provides sale-restricted items management for self-checkout. A list of sale-restricted items is displayed via a graphical user interface (GUI) provided by a user interface. A notification component transmits a notification to a user device associated with an authorized user to verify a transaction responsive to an unauthorized user selection of a sale-restricted item from the list of sale-restricted items displayed. The notification includes an identification of the selected sale-restricted item and location of the selected sale-restricted item. A verification component authorizes completion of the transaction associated with the selected sale-restricted item by the unauthorized user on condition an age verification is obtained from the user device associated with the authorized user. Responsive to the authorization, an unlocking signal is sent to a locking storage device storing the selected sale-restricted item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Nicholas Locke, Douglas E. Humphrys
  • Publication number: 20210012400
    Abstract: Examples provides sale-restricted items management for self-checkout. A list of sale-restricted items is output to a first user via a user interface associated with a self-checkout device. The user interface enables the first user to navigate options associated with selecting a sale-restricted item, including brand, variety, size and quantity options. A notification component outputs a retrieval alert to a set of user devices associated with a second user authorized to retrieve the selected item. The alert includes an identification of the selected item, a location of the selected item, a self-checkout device identifier and an instruction to retrieve the selected item. A verification component verifies an age of the first user. The second user delivers the retrieved item to the first user at the self-checkout for completion of the transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Nicholas Locke, Douglas E. Humphrys
  • Patent number: D918936
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventors: Kelly Walsh, Veronica Bagwell, Douglas E. Humphrys, Nicholas Locke
  • Patent number: D918937
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventors: Kelly Walsh, Veronica Bagwell, Douglas E. Humphrys, Nicholas Locke
  • Patent number: D919636
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventors: Kelly Walsh, Veronica Bagwell, Douglas E. Humphrys, Nicholas Locke
  • Patent number: D919637
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventors: Kelly Walsh, Veronica Bagwell, Douglas E. Humphrys, Nicholas Locke
  • Patent number: D938197
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventors: Nicholas Locke, Alexander Micheal Alvarado
  • Patent number: D951970
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventors: Kelly Walsh, Veronica Bagwell, Douglas E. Humphrys, Nicholas Locke
  • Patent number: D957928
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventors: Nicholas Locke, Alexander Michael Alvarado
  • Patent number: D1014159
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventors: Nicholas Locke, Ryan Crozier, Alexander Micheal Alvarado, Leslie Anne Prince