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Ideal Industries Lighting LLC

Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions Holdings Corporation

International Business Machines Corporation

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Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (publ)

Ideal Industries, Inc.

1 Mustard Seed, LLC

William Laird Dungan

Nathan R Snell

Kurt S Wilcox

Brian L Kinnune

Mario Alberto Castillo

Gary David Trott

S Scott Pratt

Peter E Lopez

James Michael Lay

Nicholas William Medendorp, Jr

Mark Dixon

Brad Matthew Johnson

Russell Steven Schultz

Randall Levy Bernard

Elizabeth Rodgers

Ethan Timothy Creasman

Nicholas W Medendorp

Yaote Huang

Benjamin P Beck

Jennifer Denise West

James Bowden

Paul Kenneth Pickard

Curt Progl

Robert Andrew Myers

Timothy Wayne Crockett

Timothy Andreas Meserth

Bart P Reier

Randy Bernard

David Power

Paul Bradley Forrest

Long Larry Le

Robert Bowser

John J Trainor

Matthew Brian Deese

James McBryde

Pat Gallarelli

Ravi Shankarnarayan Adapathya

Todd W Justus

Scott Graham

Mark John Lawrence

Lisa Michele Vizer

Bernd P Keller

Eric J Tarsa

James Ibbetson

Theodore D Lowes

Praneet Jayant Athalye

John Wesley Durkee

Dong Lu

Kimberly Wood

Mark Youmans

Claudio Girotto

Michael Ross Dickson

Rodney Barr

Jonathan W Cannon

John W Poe, Jr

Thomas E Hoppe

A self-checkout (SCO) terminal in a retail store controls banks of lights to communicate context information to a customer in order to better inform them about various events. The context information may be related to a predetermined event, such as a self-checkout process or an emergency event, and is enhanced using the personal preferences of the customer using the SCO terminal.

Point-of-sale (POS) operation system

Self-checkout station

A reusable handling device is specially designed for transporting components of a checkout station to a location within the store where the checkout station is installed. The handling device includes casters and is designed to removably mount to a checkout station component (e.g., bagger) having adjustable feet when there is a need to move or transport the checkout station component (e.g., during installation). Generally, the handling device is configured to extend between and engage two of the adjustable feet of the checkout station component. Two or more handling devices can be mounted to the checkout station component to move the checkout station component during installation and can be removed when finished. After the installation is complete, the handling devices can be returned to the manufacturer or supplier of the checkout station component for use in another installation.

Handling device for transporting components of a checkout station

An apparatus is disclosed for retaining a collapsible tote. The apparatus comprises a base, a projecting member having a first end attached to the base, and an engagement member attached to the projecting member at a second end opposite the first end. The engagement member defines one or more slots extending into the engagement member from a top surface. At each slot of the one or more slots, portions of the engagement member that define the slot are configured to, responsive to receiving a respective portion of a handle of the collapsible tote into the slot, apply a force to retain the respective portion of the handle.

Apparatus for retaining collapsible totes

System and method for operating a point-of-sale (POS) system in a retail environment

A lighting apparatus is provided with a first housing assembly formed from a thermally conductive material and a second housing assembly formed of a thermally conductive material. At least one electrical component is positioned within the first housing assembly and the at least one electrical component is in thermally conductive contact with the first housing assembly. At least one light source is in thermally conductive contact with the second housing assembly. The second housing assembly is not in thermally conductive contact with the first housing assembly, such that thermal energy from the first housing assembly does not directly transfer to the second housing assembly.

Lighting apparatus with reflector and outer lens

A luminaire comprises a frame and a plurality of optical waveguides retained by the frame. The optical waveguides bound a cavity, and each comprises: a top end and a bottom end opposite the top end; a coupling portion disposed at the top end; an inner side facing the cavity; and an outer side opposite the inner side. The inner and outer sides are disposed between the top and bottom ends. The luminaire further comprises at least one light emitting diode (LED) associated with each optical waveguide. Each of the LEDs are disposed opposite, and configured to direct light into, the coupling portion of the associated optical waveguide. Each optical waveguide is configured to receive the light via the coupling portion and emit the light primarily from the outer side.

Multi-waveguide LED luminaire with outward emission

A linear light fixture with gap filler elements. The fixture comprises two primary structural components: a base and a light engine, which may be removably attached. The base comprises a body with end panels at both ends and is mountable to an external structure. The light engine comprises the light sources, an elongated lens, and any other optical elements that tailor the outgoing light to a particular profile. A gap filler element is disposed between the light engine and the end panels at one or both ends of the base to fill the space between those elements, giving the appearance that the light engine extends continuously to the end panel and eliminating direct imaging of the light sources outside the fixture. External reflectors may also be included to further shape the output beam.

Linear shelf light fixture with gap filler elements

A modular troffer-style fixture that is well-suited for use with solid state light sources, such as LEDs, to provide a surface ambient light (SAL). The fixture comprises two structural components: a housing subassembly and a lighting subassembly. These two subassemblies may be removably attached to operate as a singular fixture. Many different lighting subassemblies may be compatible with a single housing subassembly and vice versa. The housing subassembly comprises a body that is mountable to an external structure. The lighting subassembly comprises the light sources and optical elements that tailor the light to achieve a particular profile. Electronics necessary to power and control the light sources may be disposed in the housing subassembly, the lighting subassembly, or both. Various mount mechanisms may be used to attach the fixture to a surface such as a ceiling or a wall. Multiple fixtures can be connected serially to provide an extended continuous fixture.

Linear light fixture with interchangeable light engine unit

A luminaire for use in lighting a large open space such as a parking lot or deck of a parking garage includes a plurality of optical waveguides disposed in side-by-side relationship and together defining a closed path and at least one LED associated with each optical waveguide and disposed at a first end of the associated optical waveguide.

Outdoor and/or enclosed structure LED luminaire

A luminaire includes a first waveguide having a first primary light emitting surface directed in a first direction and a first secondary light emitting surface directed in a second direction. A second waveguide having a second primary light emitting surface directed in the second direction and a second secondary light emitting surface directed in the first direction. A first plurality of LEDs are optically coupled to the first waveguide and a second plurality of LEDs are optically coupled to the second waveguide. The first and second waveguides are independently operable. The first and second plurality of LEDs may comprise LED groups where each of the LED groups are independently controllable. The light emission pattern and light properties of the emitted light are controllable.

Luminaire with controllable light emission

Outdoor and/or enclosed structure LED luminaire outdoor and/or enclosed structure LED luminaire having outward illumination

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William Laird Dungan