US 12,342,948 B2
Merchandiser with on-product financial payment system
William M. Huffar, Cazenovia, WI (US); Stephen J. Dieter, Oregon, WI (US); Terry D. Matt, Evansville, WI (US); John A. Miller, Sun Prairie, WI (US); and Nicholas A. Truesdale, Madison, WI (US)
Assigned to LEER, INC., New Lisbon, WI (US)
Filed by Leer, Inc., New Lisbon, WI (US)
Filed on Jan. 16, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/413,726.
Application 18/413,726 is a continuation of application No. 17/391,577, filed on Aug. 2, 2021, granted, now 12,016,472.
Application 17/391,577 is a continuation of application No. 16/895,711, filed on Jun. 8, 2020, granted, now 11,076,710.
Application 16/895,711 is a continuation of application No. 16/264,422, filed on Jan. 31, 2019, granted, now 10,674,841.
Application 16/264,422 is a continuation of application No. 14/921,413, filed on Oct. 23, 2015, granted, now 10,206,525.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/068,336, filed on Oct. 24, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2024/0148167 A1, May 9, 2024
Int. Cl. A47F 10/02 (2006.01); F25D 11/04 (2006.01); F25D 17/04 (2006.01); G06Q 20/18 (2012.01); G06Q 20/20 (2012.01); G07F 9/00 (2006.01); G07F 9/10 (2006.01); G07F 11/62 (2006.01)
CPC A47F 10/02 (2013.01) [F25D 11/04 (2013.01); F25D 17/042 (2013.01); G06Q 20/18 (2013.01); G06Q 20/208 (2013.01); G07F 9/006 (2013.01); G07F 9/105 (2013.01); G07F 11/62 (2013.01); F25D 2317/0417 (2013.01); F25D 2331/801 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A merchandiser for storing a product for purchase by a customer, the merchandiser comprising:
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 comprising one or more processors coupled to one or more memory devices, the one or more memory devices having instructions stored therein that are executable by the one or more processors to cause the controller to:
receive an input to initiate the transaction for the product;
unlock a door of the merchandiser to enable a removal of the product based on receiving the input;
initiate a timer that defines an unlock time duration for the door;
detect a removal of the product prior to an expiration of the unlock time duration;
override the unlock time duration based on the detected removal of the product prior to the expiration of the unlock time duration;
lock the door of the merchandiser based on the override; and
charge the customer for the product of the transaction.