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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 11666167 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2023

Filed:

Sep. 17, 2020

Receptacle for receiving and securing packages and other items

Applicant:

Gmi Holdings, Inc., Mount Hope, OH (US);

Inventors:

James B. Dehner, Littleton, CO (US);

Mark Soderberg, Conifer, CO (US);

Assignee:

GMI Holdings, Inc.;

Attorney:

Haynes and Boone, LLP

Primary Examiner:

James M Anderson, II

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47G 29/14 (2006.01); B65D 8/00 (2006.01); B65D 43/16 (2006.01); B65D 43/26 (2006.01); B65D 51/24 (2006.01); B65D 55/02 (2006.01); G08B 13/196 (2006.01); B65D 50/02 (2006.01); E05B 65/52 (2006.01); E05G 1/00 (2006.01); E05B 47/00 (2006.01); E05B 47/02 (2006.01); A47G 29/20 (2006.01); A47G 29/30 (2006.01); G08B 13/08 (2006.01); E05G 1/04 (2006.01); E05F 5/02 (2006.01); E05F 15/614 (2015.01); E05F 1/10 (2006.01); E05F 15/619 (2015.01); E05C 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47G 29/141 (2013.01); A47G 29/20 (2013.01); B65D 15/22 (2013.01); B65D 43/164 (2013.01); B65D 43/26 (2013.01); B65D 50/02 (2013.01); B65D 51/248 (2013.01); B65D 55/02 (2013.01); E05B 47/0012 (2013.01); E05B 47/023 (2013.01); E05B 65/5246 (2013.01); E05G 1/005 (2013.01); G08B 13/19695 (2013.01); A47G 29/30 (2013.01); A47G 2029/145 (2013.01); A47G 2029/149 (2013.01); E05B 2047/0069 (2013.01); E05C 3/006 (2013.01); E05F 1/1091 (2013.01); E05F 5/02 (2013.01); E05F 15/614 (2015.01); E05F 15/619 (2015.01); E05G 1/04 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/22 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/478 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/10 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/32 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/33 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/612 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/628 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/822 (2013.01); G08B 13/08 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of allowing access to a receptacle for securing a package includes: sensing an opening and closing of the lid; activating, in response to determining the lid is sufficiently closed, the lock mechanism to transition from the unlocked state to the locked state; scanning an email message in a user's email account to identify a reference or tracking number of a second package; parsing the email message to obtain a delivery code; receiving entry of the delivery code; activating the lock mechanism based on entry of the delivery code to transition from the locked state to the unlocked state; sensing a second opening and closing of the lid; activating the lock mechanism to transition from the unlocked state to the locked state; receiving information corresponding to entry of an access code; activating the lock mechanism to transition from the locked state to the unlocked state.

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