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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5064341 | Vacuum beam product dispenser and singulator A vacuum beam product singulator to singulate "soft" products in an automated order dispensing system (AOS) is comprised of a product cartridge and an inclined conveyor belt. The conveyor belt picks the products from the bottom of the cartridge using a va... | 11/12/1991 |
| 4889210 | Robotic product server and system A robot for serving a product dispensed from a product dispenser to a customer including a processor and a robotic arm. The processor stores a predetermined instruction set and generates command signals according to the instruction set. The robotic arm is... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4735290 | System and method for displaying, vending and controlling inventory of valuable articles such as pre-recorded videotape cassettes In an area accessible to browsing customers, at least one multiple-compartment display rack is provided. Each cell in the display rack removably receives an open-ended transparent plastic envelope containing a display card preferably printed with photogra... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4692747 | Article security system A person desiring to check out articles protected by security tags deposits these articles at one end of a check-out aisle. From there, they are transported to the opposite end of the check-out aisle as part of the check-out procedure. The person who depo... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4618031 | Installation and method for supplying merchandise to sales display structures Installation for restocking merchandise in a self-service shop in tiers of shelves (11, 12, 16) which extend parallel to each other with alleys for customers to move along. The tiers of shelves (11, 12) are assembled in islands (10) with front faces (11a,... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4583083 | Checkout station to reduce retail theft A checkout station dispossesses a shopper of items identified by the shopper for purchase, which items contain theft-prevention indicators, and then detects the presence of any of such items in the possession of the shopper after the shopper has been disp... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4472912 | Shoe store concept A retail footwear assembly including a storage zone containing a stock of shoes and a customer service zone. The customer service zone includes a service counter over which shoes can be passed, a walkway for sales personnel adjacent a first side of the se... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4236697 | Cart storage device A cart storage area for installation in parking lots, or the like, including upstanding rail guard elements and upwardly projecting framed notice means within which shopping carts may be directed and stored for recovery while being protected in said stora... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4164992 | Dispensing unit A unit for dispensing chilled cans and bottles of beverage on a first-in, first-out basis. The unit comprises a walk-in cooler having a ceiling, a floor, and front, rear and side walls, the front wall having an offset portion extending generally horizonta... | 08/21/1979 |
| 4161234 | Serving cart A serving cart, including a wheel mounted housing, is provided with a serving top having a series of openings therethrough for the selective projection of bottles and the like carried by an internal shelf. The shelf is power driven so as to selectively ra... | 07/17/1979 |
| 4154027 | Store arrangement A store arrangement including a combination, self-service and service establishment having a central portion with a display structure and a service counter. Shopping aisles are located on substantially all sides of the central portion to provide access to... | 05/15/1979 |
