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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6793043 | Methods and apparatus for improved register checkout Systems and techniques for more efficient checkout are described. A triangular carousel having a relatively small footprint is employed proximate a bar code scanner and point of sale (POS) terminal so that a checker can efficiently load scanned items into bags, and ... | 09/21/2004 |
| 5551531 | Purchase item checkout station and method An apparatus for pricing and bagging purchase items which are marked with bar codes includes a hub rotatably mounted on a hub mounting structure, a transparent and substantially horizontal upper table positioned over the lower table and rotatably mounted ... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5311969 | Article checkout system with enhanced throughput A checkout station for checking out articles selected for purchase and bearing UPC codes includes an island for checkout including a first checkout module, having a first UPC scanner and a first conveyor leading from the first scanner to a first bagging a... | 05/17/1994 |
| 4180158 | Conveyor assembly for use in check out stands A product conveying assembly for installation, for example, in a market check out stand receives products selected for purchase and brought by a customer in a buggy or cart and orderly end delivers them to a checker in the immediate location of a product ... | 12/25/1979 |