A47G 29/1209
Rural letter-boxes
Official title: {Rural letter-boxes}
A47G29/1209 (Rural letter-boxes) appears on 750 US grants and 377 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47G- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 377
- Assignees
- 105
- Inventors
- 990
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
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| 2006 | 35 | 32 |
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| 2019 | 15 | 12 |
| 2020 | 18 | 21 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 |
| 2022 | 18 | 12 |
| 2023 | 8 | 7 |
| 2024 | 10 | 31 |
| 2025 | 12 | 13 |
| 2026 | 14 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- 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
- 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
- Enhanced apparatus, systems, and methods for receiving and temporarily maintaining a delivery item and responsively initiating a dispatched logistics operation for a storage receptacle23 Jun 2026US 12,664,512 B2Federal Express Corporation
- Automatic notification system2 Jun 2026US 12,642,381 B2
- Apparatus, systems, and methods for dynamically tuning operation of a node-based logistics receptacle26 May 2026US 12,639,660 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
- Modular tray assembly16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198721 A1
- Security box11 Jun 2026US 2026/0157553 A1Matthew Prestwich Construction, Inc.
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