IP Library Granted Patent US 1,097,663
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US 1,097,663 · App. 29/883,601 · Granted Oct 14, 2025

Checkout station

Inventors: Darrell Whitelaw (Pacific Palisades, CA); John C. Crecelius, Jr. (Springdale, AR); Andrew J. Grignon (Half Moon Bay, CA); Stephen S. Hadinger (Berkeley, CA); Jae Y. Lew (Mill Valley, CA); Brittany N. Leek (Waterford, MI)
Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
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Patent No.
US 1,097,663
App. No.
29/883,601
Granted
Oct 14, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a checkout station, as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 9, 2023
From: WHITELAW, DARRELL; CRECELIUS, JOHN C., JR; GRIGNON, ANDREW J.; HADINGER, STEPHEN S.; LEW, JAE Y.; LEEK, BRITTANY N.
To: WALMART APOLLO, LLC
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