ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,213,609, issued on Feb. 4.

"Delivery system and method" was invented by Brian Carr (Mainville, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A delivery system and a method of delivering articles are provided. The system has a secure box having a planar top wall and a cylindrical sidewall, and a reclosable opening in the top wall, at least one reclosable opening in the sidewall. The system is configured to open the top wall opening for receiving an article into the secure box and for closing and locking the top wall opening, upon the article being received in the secure box. A round conveyor having at least two partitions and is configured and dispo...