G07B 2017/00209
Mailbox, i.e. container for outgoing mail
Official title: {Mailbox, i.e. container for outgoing mail}
G07B2017/00209 (Mailbox, i.e. container for outgoing mail) appears on 32 US grants and 35 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G07B- Granted patents
- 32
- Published applications
- 35
- Assignees
- 16
- Inventors
- 65
- Latest grant
- 25 Jun 2024
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Intelligent collection box25 Jun 2024US 12,020,198 B2United States Postal Service
- Assistance system for the delivery of mail consignments28 Mar 2023US 11,612,262 B2Inventio AG
- Smartphone-controlled mailbox system2 Feb 2021US 10,909,496 B2Advanced Technology & Research Corp.
- Secure locker system for the deposition and retrieval of shipments15 Sep 2020US 10,776,749 B2Neopost Technologies
- Smartphone-controlled mailbox system21 Jul 2020US 10,719,804 B1Advanced Technology & Research Corp.
- Method and Apparatus for the Efficient Delivery of Shipments of Different Sizes Into a Compartment System19 Feb 2026US 2026/0050880 A1Deutsche Post AG
- Smartphone-controlled mailbox system1 Oct 2020US 2020/0311671 A1Advanced Technology & Research Corp.
- Assistance system for the delivery of mail consignments23 Jan 2020US 2020/0022520 A1Inventio AG
- Multifunctional self-service shipping and mail processing system11 Jul 2019US 2019/0213542 A1Rakesh Holdings, LLC
- Intelligent collection box27 Jun 2019US 2019/0197462 A1United States Postal Service
Most cited
By later US patents
- Interactive kiosk for selecting and sending mail pieces243US 5,737,729 A1998
- Automated self-service mail processing and storing systems71US 5,586,037 APi Electronics Corporation · 1996
- Drop box inventory monitoring and control system59US 5,818,336 ASkywire, LLP · 1998
- Method and apparatus for providing a personal item drop off/return service at security checkpoints41US 7,065,492 B22006
- Computerized recording and notification of the delivery and pickup of retail goods38US 6,820,805 B2Ebox USA Inc. · 2004