A47G 29/12
Mail or newspaper receptacles
Official title: Mail or newspaper receptacles, e.g. letter-boxes; Openings in doors or the like for delivering mail or newspapers (A47G29/14 takes precedence {; for desktop use B42F7/10}; chutes for mail in buildings B65G11/04)
A47G29/12 (Mail or newspaper receptacles) appears on 1,062 US grants and 618 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47G- Granted patents
- 1,062
- Published applications
- 618
- Assignees
- 180
- Inventors
- 1,439
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 13 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 15 | 0 |
| 1979 | 16 | 0 |
| 1980 | 15 | 0 |
| 1981 | 13 | 0 |
| 1982 | 15 | 0 |
| 1983 | 16 | 0 |
| 1984 | 8 | 0 |
| 1985 | 16 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | 19 | 0 |
| 1988 | 27 | 0 |
| 1989 | 27 | 0 |
| 1990 | 28 | 0 |
| 1991 | 34 | 0 |
| 1992 | 19 | 0 |
| 1993 | 16 | 0 |
| 1994 | 15 | 0 |
| 1995 | 32 | 0 |
| 1996 | 19 | 0 |
| 1997 | 21 | 0 |
| 1998 | 20 | 0 |
| 1999 | 24 | 0 |
| 2000 | 18 | 0 |
| 2001 | 17 | 3 |
| 2002 | 15 | 20 |
| 2003 | 17 | 37 |
| 2004 | 25 | 29 |
| 2005 | 30 | 30 |
| 2006 | 39 | 41 |
| 2007 | 44 | 28 |
| 2008 | 26 | 17 |
| 2009 | 21 | 15 |
| 2010 | 14 | 21 |
| 2011 | 19 | 18 |
| 2012 | 20 | 7 |
| 2013 | 10 | 11 |
| 2014 | 13 | 15 |
| 2015 | 11 | 18 |
| 2016 | 10 | 16 |
| 2017 | 19 | 25 |
| 2018 | 25 | 20 |
| 2019 | 25 | 32 |
| 2020 | 37 | 44 |
| 2021 | 33 | 40 |
| 2022 | 34 | 30 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 |
| 2024 | 27 | 43 |
| 2025 | 20 | 20 |
| 2026 | 22 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Security device for use with a mailbox29 Sep 2026US 12,750,465 B1
- Apparatus, systems, and methods for monitoring and initiating a logistics response related to a node-enabled logistics receptacle to be serviced by a logistics asset8 Sep 2026US 12,727,696 B2Federal Express Corporation
- Anti-theft mailbox device4 Aug 2026US 12,696,990 B2
- Smart lock box4 Aug 2026US 12,698,933 B2
- Apparatus, systems, and methods for self-tuning operation of a node-based logistics receptacle based upon contextual awareness4 Aug 2026US 12,699,953 B2Federal Express Corporation
- Apparatus, Systems, and Methods for Self-Executing Enhanced Interaction with a Node-based Logistics Receptacle8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311111 A1Federal Express Corporation
- Enhanced Apparatus, Systems, and Methods for Receiving and Temporarily Maintaining a Delivery Item and Responsively Initiating a Dispatched Logistics Operation for a Storage Receptacle8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311112 A1Federal Express Corporation
- Roadside Mailbox System and Method1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294149 A1
- Aumano: Automatic Mail Notification System Using ESP-NOW Protocol17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272202 A1
- Smart Mailbox System and Method23 Jul 2026US 2026/0206992 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Status indicating system for indicating the deposit and withdrawal of items in a receptacle119US 6,028,517 APitney Bowes Inc. · 2000
- Mailbox70US 4,244,512 A1981
- Display post with selectable multi-function capability63US 6,513,284 B12003
- Electronic mailbox with keypad alarm system62US 5,917,411 A1999
- Security mailbox59US 5,435,484 A1995