US Patent Issued to United States Postal Service on July 8 for "Beacon enabled distribution items" (District Of Columbia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,354,048, issued on July 8, was assigned to United States Postal Service (Washington).

"Beacon enabled distribution items" was invented by Ryan M. Luckay (Washington), Robert E. Dixon Jr. (Washington) and James E. Lee Sr. (Washington).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods of tracking distribution items using hardware components on or in the distribution items. Shippers and recipients of distribution items can track or locate a distribution item, especially a high value item, if the distribution item is lost, misrouted, or delayed. Distribution items can be tracked until an indication of delivery, such as at a delivery location....