US Patent Issued to TECH FRIENDS on Sept. 2 for "Remote purchase and automated delivery system for controlled access facilities" (Arkansas Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,406,264, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to TECH FRIENDS INC. (Jonesboro, Ark.).

"Remote purchase and automated delivery system for controlled access facilities" was invented by Bobby L. Shipman Jr. (Jonesboro, Ark.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A delivery system applies rules for authorizing transactions to a recipient that are individualized for each recipient. These rules may limit the number of items available for the purchaser to purchase for a recipient, the types of items available for purchase for a recipient, and the price of the items for the recipient. The system automates the delivery of the item to the recipient via a kiosk...