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公开(公告)号：US10674841B2
公开(公告)日：2020-06-09
申请号：US16264422
申请日：2019-01-31
Applicant: Leer, Inc.
Inventor： William M. Huffar , Stephen J. Dieter , Terry D. Matt , John A. Miller , Nicholas A. Truesdale
Abstract: A merchandiser for storing a product for purchase by a customer is disclosed. The merchandiser includes a housing defining a cavity; a door coupled to the housing; a platform located in the cavity for holding the product; a load cell structured to measure a mass of the product; and a controller communicably coupled to the load cell. The controller is structured to unlock the door based on a validation of payment information of the customer, determine a weight of product removed during a transaction for the product, determine a type of the product removed from the ice merchandiser based on the determined weight, and determine an amount of currency required for the transaction for the product based on the determined type of product removed.
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公开(公告)号：US20160113422A1
公开(公告)日：2016-04-28
申请号：US14921413
申请日：2015-10-23
Applicant: Leer, Inc.
Inventor： William M. Huffar , Stephen J. Dieter , Terry D. Matt , John A. Miller , Nicholas A. Truesdale , Roger D. Watkins
CPC classification number: A47F10/02 , F25D11/04 , F25D17/042 , F25D2317/0417 , F25D2331/801 , G06Q20/18 , G06Q20/208 , G07F9/006 , G07F9/105 , G07F11/62
Abstract: An ice merchandiser for storing bagged ice for purchase by a customer is provided. The ice merchandiser includes a payment system for facilitating a bagged ice product transaction at the ice merchandiser. The payment system includes a mass determination module structured to determine a mass of bagged ice product removed during the bagged ice product transaction and a transaction module structured to determine an amount of currency required for the bagged ice product transaction based on the determined mass of bagged ice product removed.
Abstract translation: 提供一种用于存储袋装冰以供客户购买的冰商。 冰商贩包括用于促进冰商贩下的袋装冰产品交易的支付系统。 支付系统包括质量确定模块，其被构造成确定在袋装冰产品交易期间移除的袋装冰产品的质量;以及交易模块，其被构造成基于所确定的袋装冰块的质量来确定所述袋装冰产品交易所需的货币量 产品删除。
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公开(公告)号：US12082714B2
公开(公告)日：2024-09-10
申请号：US17892785
申请日：2022-08-22
Applicant: Leer, Inc.
Inventor： William M. Huffar , Karl E. Katuin , Michael A. Andrew , Stephen J. Dieter , Terry D. Matt , John A. Miller , Nicholas A. Truesdale
CPC classification number: A47F10/02 , F25D11/04 , F25D17/042 , G06Q20/18 , G06Q20/208 , G07F9/006 , G07F9/105 , G07F11/62 , F25D2317/0417 , F25D2331/801
Abstract: A merchandiser for storing at least one product for purchase by a customer is provided. The merchandiser includes: a housing defining a cavity configured to receive the at least one product; an opening defined by the housing, the opening providing access to the cavity; and a door coupled to the housing and movable between a first position and a second position. The door substantially covers the opening in the first position and the door is positioned away from the opening in the second position such that the cavity is accessible. The merchandiser further includes a control system operable in a plurality of modes including at least a run mode and a setup mode. In the run mode, purchase of the at least one product is permitted. In the setup mode, one or more run mode provisions that control operation of the merchandiser in the run mode are received.
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公开(公告)号：US10849442B2
公开(公告)日：2020-12-01
申请号：US14921454
申请日：2015-10-23
Applicant: Leer, Inc.
Inventor： William M. Huffar , Karl E. Katuin , Michael A. Andrew , Stephen J. Dieter , Terry D. Matt , John A. Miller , Nicholas A. Truesdale
Abstract: An ice merchandiser for storing bagged ice for purchase by a customer is provided. The ice merchandiser includes a payment system structured to enable a patron to facilitate a bagged ice product transaction at the ice merchandiser, and an access control system structured to selectively provide access to the ice merchandiser during the bagged ice product transaction based on the payment system providing an indication that payment for the ice product has been validated.
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公开(公告)号：US11419435B2
公开(公告)日：2022-08-23
申请号：US17101983
申请日：2020-11-23
Applicant: Leer, Inc.
Inventor： William M. Huffar , Karl E. Katuin , Michael A. Andrew , Stephen J. Dieter , Terry D. Matt , John A. Miller , Nicholas A. Truesdale
Abstract: A merchandiser for storing refrigerated product for purchase by a customer is provided. The merchandiser includes a housing defining a cavity; an opening defined by the housing, the opening providing access to the cavity; a door coupled to the housing and movable between a first position and a second position, wherein the door covers the opening in the first position and the door is positioned away from the opening in the second position such that the cavity is accessible; a lock coupled to the door, the lock actuable between a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein the lock is configured to lock the door in the first position in the locked position; and a controller coupled to the lock, the controller configured to actuate the lock to the unlocked position in response to receiving an unlock signal from a remote device.
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公开(公告)号：US20210361086A1
公开(公告)日：2021-11-25
申请号：US17391577
申请日：2021-08-02
Applicant: Leer, Inc.
Inventor： William M. Huffar , Stephen J. Dieter , Terry D. Matt , John A. Miller , Nicholas A. Truesdale
Abstract: A merchandiser for storing a product for purchase by a customer is disclosed. The merchandiser includes a housing that defines a cavity for storing the product and a controller for facilitating a transaction for the product at the merchandiser. The controller is configured to: receive an input to initiate a transaction for the product, the input including a type and an amount of product to be purchased; unlock a door of the merchandiser to enable a removal of the product based on receiving the input; determine a completion of the transaction based on the door being in a close position for more than a preset amount of time; and charge the customer for the type and amount of product based on the completion of the transaction.
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公开(公告)号：US20190167016A1
公开(公告)日：2019-06-06
申请号：US16264422
申请日：2019-01-31
Applicant: Leer, Inc.
Inventor： William M. Huffar , Stephen J. Dieter , Terry D. Matt , John A. Miller , Nicholas A. Truesdale
CPC classification number: A47F10/02 , F25D11/04 , F25D17/042 , F25D2317/0417 , F25D2331/801 , G06Q20/18 , G06Q20/208 , G07F9/006 , G07F9/105 , G07F11/62
Abstract: A merchandiser for storing a product for purchase by a customer is disclosed. The merchandiser includes a housing defining a cavity; a door coupled to the housing; a platform located in the cavity for holding the product; a load cell structured to measure a mass of the product; and a controller communicably coupled to the load cell. The controller is structured to unlock the door based on a validation of payment information of the customer, determine a weight of product removed during a transaction for the product, determine a type of the product removed from the ice merchandiser based on the determined weight, and determine an amount of currency required for the transaction for the product based on the determined type of product removed.
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公开(公告)号：US20240358171A1
公开(公告)日：2024-10-31
申请号：US18767597
申请日：2024-07-09
Applicant: Leer, Inc.
Inventor： William M. Huffar , Karl E. Katuin , Michael A. Andrew , Stephen J. Dieter , Terry D. Matt , John A. Miller , Nicholas A. Truesdale
CPC classification number: A47F10/02 , F25D11/04 , F25D17/042 , G06Q20/18 , G06Q20/208 , G07F9/006 , G07F9/105 , G07F11/62 , F25D2317/0417 , F25D2331/801
Abstract: A merchandiser for storing at least one product for purchase by a customer is provided. The merchandiser includes: a housing defining a cavity configured to receive the at least one product; a door coupled to the housing and movable between a first position and a second position; a lock configured to lock the door in the first position; a door position sensor coupled to at least one of the door or the housing, and configured to monitor a contact area where the door selectively contacts the housing; and a control system coupled to the lock. The control system is configured to actuate the lock to an unlocked position when the door position sensor indicates that an object is present in the contact area and to selectively actuate the lock to a locked position based on the door position sensor indicating that no object is present in the contact area.
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公开(公告)号：US12016472B2
公开(公告)日：2024-06-25
申请号：US17391577
申请日：2021-08-02
Applicant: Leer, Inc.
Inventor： William M. Huffar , Stephen J. Dieter , Terry D. Matt , John A. Miller , Nicholas A. Truesdale
CPC classification number: A47F10/02 , F25D11/04 , F25D17/042 , G06Q20/18 , G06Q20/208 , G07F9/006 , G07F9/105 , G07F11/62 , F25D2317/0417 , F25D2331/801
Abstract: A merchandiser for storing a product for purchase by a customer is disclosed. The merchandiser includes a housing that defines a cavity for storing the product and a controller for facilitating a transaction for the product at the merchandiser. The controller is configured to: receive an input to initiate a transaction for the product, the input including a type and an amount of product to be purchased; unlock a door of the merchandiser to enable a removal of the product based on receiving the input; determine a completion of the transaction based on the door being in a close position for more than a preset amount of time; and charge the customer for the type and amount of product based on the completion of the transaction.
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公开(公告)号：US20210076847A1
公开(公告)日：2021-03-18
申请号：US17101983
申请日：2020-11-23
Applicant: Leer, Inc.
Inventor： William M. Huffar , Karl E. Katuin , Michael A. Andrew , Stephen J. Dieter , Terry D. Matt , John A. Miller , Nicholas A. Truesdale
Abstract: A merchandiser for storing refrigerated product for purchase by a customer is provided. The merchandiser includes a housing defining a cavity; an opening defined by the housing, the opening providing access to the cavity; a door coupled to the housing and movable between a first position and a second position, wherein the door covers the opening in the first position and the door is positioned away from the opening in the second position such that the cavity is accessible; a lock coupled to the door, the lock actuable between a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein the lock is configured to lock the door in the first position in the locked position; and a controller coupled to the lock, the controller configured to actuate the lock to the unlocked position in response to receiving an unlock signal from a remote device.
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