ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,376,697, issued on Aug. 5.
"Apparatus for receiving and storing mail and/or parcels containing perishable products" was invented by Daniele Aresu (Montano Lucino, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for receiving and storing mail or perishable products includes a body with a first internal cavity for mail and a second controlled temperature internal cavity for containing perishable products, a temperature conditioning device, a movable closure element allowing or preventing access to the internal cavities; a user interface device for the input and output of audio and video signals and a network interface device for placing t...