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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7382252 | Mailbox support with lighted residence identification and alert signal apparatus An emergency signal apparatus for alerting police, medical service, neighbors and people passing by to emergency situations that may arise in or at a residence. The apparatus is designed for mounting on an upright post or column such as is commonly used for supporti... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7360680 | Mailbox assembly and a mailbox assembly kit A mailbox kit 10 which may be utilized to selectively create several different types of mailbox assemblies, such as an assembly which may be selectively locked and which may be selectively accessed from several different directions. In one non-limiting embodi... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7350692 | Internally lighted mailbox The interior of a mailbox is illuminated with a highly efficient LED lamp powered by a rechargeable battery. The LED lamp is turned on when the mailbox door is opened. A solar panel is mounted under a light-transmitting cover located on the roof of the mailbox for r... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7340970 | Method and device for isolating, collecting and transferring hazardous samples A method and system for isolating, transferring and testing potentially contaminated mail pieces. The mail pieces are encapsulated in a sealed package at one location and transferred to another location for testing. During testing, the sealed package is connected to... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337944 | Universal delivery and collection box unit (UDCBU) The invention relates to a universal delivery and collection box unit (UDCBU). In one implementation, a UDCBU includes a mail compartment (110/120) accessible by one door (210) and a storage compartment (130) accessible by a second door (220 | 03/04/2008 |
| 7318548 | Apparatus and method for isolating deposited items A mail depository apparatus includes a rigid housing forming a channel adapted for directing deposited mail items and an interface member adapted to attach a flexible container to the housing for receiving deposited mail items from the channel, wherein the interface... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7296732 | Magnetically sealing mail slot flap An assembly for a door or wall having a mail slot therein includes a mounting portion and a flap portion. The flap portion is sized to cover the mail slot. A connector is mountable on the door or wall around the slot. A cooperable connector is integral with the flap... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7295110 | Locking storage device and method of depositing and removing an object in/from said device The invention relates to a locking storage device in which objects are deposited for the later removal thereof. The inventive device consists of: at least one safe-deposit box (2) which is intended to house the object and which comprises a door (3) and... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7246738 | Package receptacle system A package receptacle system including a container having an interior storage compartment, a lower floor within the container for supporting a package placed in the compartment, and sidewalls extending upward from the floor to define an access to the compartment. An ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7240823 | Garage door mail bag assembly In some embodiments, a mail bag assembly designed to be attached to a garage door in a position to collect mail passed through a mail slot in the garage door. The assembly includes a mail bag having an opening for receiving mail, and a supporting subassembly (which ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7191932 | Device and method for the automatic handover of goods An apparatus is provided for receiving ordered products and/or making products available for pickup. The apparatus has a lockable container for the products with at least an input device and a controller with a memory element. The method employs this reception/provi... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7185802 | Collection canister system for charities A collection canister system having a front panel and a rear panel. The rear panel has top and bottom edges and side edges there between and forwardly extending sides. The front panel has top and bottom edges and side edges there between and rearwardly extending sid... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182243 | Mail slot assembly A mail slot receiver for use with a door having a mail slot therein comprising an outer frame member pivotably attached to an inner frame member and a receptacle attached to the inner frame member, whereby the inner frame member can pivotably rotate between a mail r... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7182246 | Secure collection box for mail pieces A drop box for storing mail pieces includes an enclosure, and an articulated door which runs on tracks. The door is selectively positioned in a horizontal course. When the door is in the horizontal course, a mail piece may be inserted through an opening in the enclo... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7168611 | Postal receptacle assembly and method of making same A postal receptacle assembly (20A, 20B, 20C, 20D) comprises a postal receptacle component (22) which is spatially framed by other components of the postal receptacle assembly. The other components include a horizontally-oriented st... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7158941 | Residential and business logistics system and method A method for delivering and shipping parcels using a secure receptacle. The secure receptacle has an access device that controls a lock which is used to secure the contents of the receptacle from unauthorized access. One or more carriers are provided with authorized... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7060927 | Method and system for isolating and testing biological contaminants in mail packages A method and system for encapsulating mail containers delivered to a building so as to prevent possible contaminants in the mail containers from contaminating the building. An opening is provided on a building wall that substantially separates indoor air circulation... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7048177 | Dual compartment mailbox construction A dual compartment mailbox construction (10) including an elongated hollow housing member (20) having a front door member (43) and a pair of side door members (40) (40′) wherein, the interior of the housing member (20) is ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7017727 | Exterior chute loaded wood transportation and storage device A transportation device for transferring material from a higher elevation at an outdoor location to a lower elevation at an indoor location, such as a basement, via a chute assembly, specifically an exterior chute loaded wood transportation and storage device. The c... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6997373 | Mailbox with sliding tray The mailbox with sliding tray is a mailbox housing with a tray guided on a pair of tracks to dispose the tray completely outside the housing. Each track has a plurality of slides. One pair of slides is attached to the mailbox housing and another pair is attached to ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6967575 | Methods and apparatus for unattended pickups and deliveries A secure pickup and delivery container includes a lockable door, a control unit, an access element, and an anchoring element, according to one embodiment. The control unit includes a processing element and a memory that can be programmed either on-site or remotely w... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6959858 | Mail receptacle The invention is attached in front of and beneath a mail opening and as the mail passes through the opening it comes into contact with a face-plate provided by the unit. The reaction from the mail pushing against the face-plate rotates sliding plates producing an en... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6945451 | Mail receptacle for attaching to a periphery of a mail slot of a door A mail receptacle. Exterior and interior portions are attached to opposing sides of a door. The exterior portion includes a first flap hingedly attached to the door and selectively closes a mail slot in the door, and an exterior receptacle affixed to the door and se... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6715669 | Delivery box capable of handling registered mails In the case of parcels delivered by an automatic delivery system, all tenants in an apartment, etc., agree to receive parcels by a box; however, in the case of registered mails, in particular, registered mails with cash, some tenants do not agree to receive these fr... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6430977 | Integrated keyslot An integrated keyslot makes it possible to secure a door key immediately after locking a door. Upon leaving the premises and locking the door, the key is deposited in the keyslot. In an embodiment, a chute connects the keyslot to a receptacle on the inter... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6378769 | Pass through delivery device A pass through closure and delivery device permitting material to be safely passed through a slot in a partition or prison cell door. A container having first and second openings and first and second doors associated with each opening is disclosed for mou... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6378767 | Security mailbox A security deposit mailbox that may be installed in a wall, door or other structure. A pivoting door allows items to be placed into an attached pan from which the items slide or fall through an opening when the door is closed. The pan prevents access to t... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6343737 | Mail slot door immobilizer A mail slot door immobilizer for immobilizing a mail slot door within a main door, including an interior portion located on an interior side of the mail slot door and overlapping the mail slot door and the main door, and an exterior portion located on an ... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6204763 | Household consumable item automatic replenishment system including intelligent refrigerator A household consumable item automatic replenishment system automatically maintains a desired inventory of household consumable items. The household consumable item automatic replenishment system has a refrigerator compartment having an indoor access and a... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6032855 | Message display apparatus A message display apparatus for displaying messages and receiving mail includes a body which is attachable to a structure. A note pad is coupled to the front surface of the body. The front surface of the body also has a drawer slidably inserted into the i... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5979750 | Computerized delivery acceptance system A computerized delivery-acceptance system has a delivery container (1) with a computer-control input door (4) and an outlet door (18). The input door has a lock (5) that can be unlocked by computer-controlled recognition of access authorization for placin... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5897053 | Mail slot box A mail slot box includes a bottom, opposite sides, a semi-circular back, and an open top. A mounting flange extends along the front edges of the bottom and sides for mounting behind a mail slot and collecting mail delivered therethrough. The semi-circular... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5897054 | Door identification system A new DOOR IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM for ALLOWING HOMEOWNERS TO RECEIVE AND VERIFY IDENTIFICATION FOR A PERSON KNOCKING ON THEIR DOOR. The inventive device includes an interior door sleeve positioned within a hole through a door. A sliding tray is slidably re... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5845843 | Door mounted mail box A tray-like member extends horizontally outward from a vertically oriented panel and is hingedly attached to the panel to be swung upward to a closed position to form a box-like enclosure having an opening at the top. A lid is also hingedly attached to th... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5774053 | Storage device for the delivery and pickup of goods A storage device (10) that secures goods from theft and exposure to the elements and that provides a notification that goods have been delivered and/or picked up is disclosed. The storage device (10) includes an enclosure (14) for enclosing the goods and ... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5664728 | Mail box signal device An automatic signal attachment for a security mail box which indicates when the mail box door is opened by activating an alarm. A magnetic release on the door and a pivoting platform within the mailbox triggers the alarm. The mail box allows users access ... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5518175 | Mail slot mounting assembly The present invention is directed to a mail slot mounting assembly which can be easily installed onto the cross-bars of an existing door without the need for welding or extensive cutting operations to the door frame. The mounting assembly has upper and lo... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5492272 | Mail slot receiving device A mail slot receiving device for capturing and retaining mail positioned through a mail slot. The inventive device includes a mounting assembly securable beneath a mail slot. A flexible receiving assembly is coupled to the mounting assembly for receiving ... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5368226 | Mail slot pouch apparatus A new and improved mail slot pouch apparatus is provided for use with a door that has a mail slot therein. The apparatus includes a planar frame element for framing an interior opening of the mail slot. The planar frame element includes a plurality of fra... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5000380 | Letter retaining and protecting device A receptacle adapted to be mounted on the exterior of a mailbox for protection and retention of articles of mail comprising: a housing open at the bottom and of a generally triangular shape in cross-section having front and rear walls pivotally connected ... | 03/19/1991 |
