ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,256,859, issued on March 25.
"Contact free pass through delivery system" was invented by Thomas J. Gatschet (Topeka, Kan.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A contact free pass through delivery system is a secure access system for package deliveries in a residential or commercial structure. It is intended to allow for delivery to an unattended location, non-contact deliveries, and to prevent package theft. The device is secured in an accessible exterior wall of a structure with doors that are accessed from outside the structure as well as another set inside. One or more of the secure compartments are refrigerated for delivery of food and ot...