Patents by Inventor WILLIAM RODNEY McCULLEN

WILLIAM RODNEY McCULLEN 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).

  • MULTI-ITEM SCANNING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ITEMS FOR PURCHASE IN A RETAIL ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20090090583
    Abstract: A system and method for scanning items for purchase in a retail environment is provided that has the ability to scan multiple items within its scan field of view simultaneously or nearly simultaneously in a multi-scanning type of configuration. In addition to the simultaneous scanning, the identity of each scanned item is discovered and then added to a running tally of items to be later purchased in a point of sale terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Applicant: THE KROGER CO.
    Inventors: BRETT BRACEWELL BONNER, CHRISTOPHER TODD HJELM, WILLIAM RODNEY McCULLEN