A47G 29/14
Deposit receptacles for food
Official title: Deposit receptacles for food, e.g. breakfast, milk {, or large parcels}; Similar receptacles for {food or} large parcels with appliances for preventing unauthorised removal of the deposited articles {, i.e. food or large parcels}
A47G29/14 (Deposit receptacles for food) appears on 767 US grants and 969 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47G- Granted patents
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- 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
- System and method for facilitating access to a secured area11 Aug 2026US 12,705,943 B2The Chamberlain Group, Inc.
- Anti-theft mailbox device4 Aug 2026US 12,696,990 B2
- Automated secure package delivery and storage system with integrated aerial vehicle support8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305858 A1
- 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
- Package delivery receiving system27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248312 A1Eddi Group Global Inc.
- Smart locker20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240323 A1Shopee IP Singapore Private Limited
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- Household consumable item automatic replenishment system including intelligent refrigerator290US 6,204,763 B1Jujitsu Limited · 2001
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