ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,361,776, issued on July 15, was assigned to AURORA OPERATIONS INC. (Pittsburgh).
"Documentation lockbox" was invented by Eric David Corll (Dublin, Ohio), Daichi Christopher Matsuda (Redwood City, Calif.), Daniel Alexander Sherman (Irvine, Calif.) and Robert Kip Terhune (Pittsburgh).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A document lockbox system includes a receptacle positioned within an exterior panel of a vehicle, at least one document retention device, at least one door that provides access into the receptacle, at least one lock to lock and to unlock the door, and at least one lock interface configured to actuate the at least one lock. At leas...