US Patent Issued to TOSHIBA GLOBAL COMMERCE SOLUTIONS on Feb. 25 for "Modifiable cabinet for checkout system" (North Carolina, Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,232,636, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to TOSHIBA GLOBAL COMMERCE SOLUTIONS INC. (Durham, N.C.).

"Modifiable cabinet for checkout system" was invented by Dora Merrick (Flower Mound, Texas), Brad M. Johnson (Raleigh, N.C.), Kimberly A. Wood (Raleigh, N.C.), Suzanne M. Bleakley (Cary, N.C.) and William L. Dungan (Cary, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure describes a system (e.g., a self-checkout system) that includes a modifiable cabinet. The self-checkout system includes a cabinet, a scanner, a sleeve, and a panel. The cabinet includes a front side and a back side opposite the front side. The scanner is positioned...