ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,262,832, issued on April 1.
"Package delivery strongbox" was invented by Tommy C. Lipps Jr. (Las Vegas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is directed to a package delivery strongbox. The package delivery strongbox may comprise a strongbox, a first shutter, a second shutter, and a latching mechanism. The strongbox may couple to the outside of an exterior door via the first shutter and the second shutter. The strongbox may be adapted for a delivery person to place one or more delivered packages into the strongbox through an open top and then close a lid. The latching mechanism may engage the lid thereby securing the one o...