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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7506796 | Mail delivery notification device A transmitting mechanism for indicating the deposit of mail into mailboxes having doors that pivot about a horizontal hinge. Such mailboxes normally identified as curb side, wall mounted, and slot type. The transmitting mechanism is comprised of an adjustable knob c... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7398915 | Security mailbox assembly, system methods and monitoring service The security mailbox assembly functions to prevent identity and mail theft. The security mailbox assembly comprises a lockable mailbox having an internal alarm system including a receiver and transmitter unit (1), functioning in cooperation with a home base d... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7350691 | Mailbox The preferred mailbox of the invention includes a body and a first door. The body preferably defines a first opening adapted to receive a mail item, and a cavity adapted to contain the mail item. The body also includes a primary section that substantially prevents l... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7222779 | Security mail box assembly The security mailbox assembly functions to prevent identity and mail theft. The security mailbox assembly comprises a lockable mailbox having an internal alarm system functioning in cooperation with a receiver, a remote control transmitter, and an outgoing mail hold... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7123147 | Electronic mailbox with electronically programmed access door to remove mail, with separate mail delivery slot configured to prevent access to mail box, and with auxiliary backup power system An improved electronic mailbox increases the difficulty of stealing mail from the mailbox. The mailbox includes an electronically programmed access door, a mail slot shaped to prevent access to the mail box, and an auxiliary backup power system. ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7025249 | Mailbox notification system A system attachable to a mailbox for notifying a user when mail has arrived includes a housing securable to a support stand. The preferred embodiment includes opposed doors connected to each end of the housing and an identifying mechanism for determining when the ma... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6987452 | iBOX with home delivery auto-receipt system This invention—iBOX, an intelligent multifunction mailbox, combines several technologies, such as video camera, remote programmable keypad, PN junction thermoelectric unit, powerline communication, wire or wireless communication and Internet together to provide a ... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6945581 | Integral lighting for consoles An overhead console bin for motor vehicles that allows the interior of the storage bin to be illuminated without illuminating the entire interior of the motor vehicle. This console bin comprises a storage bin, a plunger switch, and at least one lighting source. When... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6694580 | Mail alert A mail notification system for use with structures and residences is disclosed. The mail notification system comprises an activator attachment that is attached to an inner surface of a mailbox. The activator attachment includes an activator that is kept i... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6028517 | Status indicating system for indicating the deposit and withdrawal of items in a receptacle The status of deposits or withdrawals of items in a receptacle is indicated to one or more users having access to the receptacle. A receptacle is accessible by at least one user and is capable of containing an item. A deposit/withdrawal sensor for sensing... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5917411 | Electronic mailbox with keypad alarm system An electronic mailbox including a mailbox housing (12), a door (16), an alarm system (20), a door sensor (34) a first timer, a second timer, a programmable controller (26), and a power source (42). Housing (12) defines an opening of a size and shape to re... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5898371 | Box with detecting means The present invention relates to a box, particularly a mailbox which includes a lid, detecting and indicating elements for detecting and indicating the presence of one or more objects, such as letters and newspapers. The detecting elements include a pivot... | 04/27/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5440294 | Mail delivery signal system A system for remotely sensing the delivery of mail to a mailbox uses a transmitter mounted on the mailbox. The transmitter generates a prescribed signal when the door of the mailbox is opened. The system also uses a receiver adapted for placement at a loc... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5255843 | Mailbox alert apparatus An alarm housing mounted to an exterior side wall surface of an associated rural or house mounted mailbox includes a switch arm having a roller cylinder mounted at a distal end thereof in engagement with the door portion of a rural mailbox, whereupon pivo... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5239305 | Mailbox deposit indicator system A system for indicating the deposit of mailing mailbox comprises a two channel transmitter positioned within a mailbox and a two channel receiver positioned within a household. The first channel of the system provides a means for indicating at the receive... | 08/24/1993 |
| 4372482 | Installation for signalling deposit of mail in a letter box This invention concerns an installation for signalling the deposit of mail in a letter box, the letter box comprising a movable shutter member in front of a mail insertion slot and an access door for removal of the mail deposited in the letter box.... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4204632 | Mail depository indicating assembly An indicating assembly designed to be used primarily with container assemblies of the type used for mail depositories installed in multi unit apartment houses, condominiums, or like multi unit dwellings. A switch installed in direct association with the o... | 05/27/1980 |
| 4154393 | Security mailbox A mailbox for the reception and protection of mail comprises a mail receptacle or container with a door, an alarm system control switch, responsive to the opening and closing of the mailbox door to activate an alarm when the door is open, illuminating mea... | 05/15/1979 |
| 4113170 | Rural mailbox delivery signal An elongated rod, having a signal flag on one end thereof, is secured by its other end to a housing adapted to be rotatably secured to the side of a rural mailbox adjacent its entrance end, the mailbox having a vertically swinging hinged door for opening ... | 09/12/1978 |
| 3935994 | Security mailbox A mailbox for the reception and protection of mail comprises a mail receptacle or container with a door, an alarm system control switch, responsive to the opening and closing of the mailbox door to activate an alarm when the door is open, illuminating mea... | 02/03/1976 |
