ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,696,990, issued on Aug. 4.
"Anti-theft mailbox device" was invented by Joshua Mosley (Battle Creek, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An anti-theft mailbox device for preventing mail theft includes a box having an open front side and an interior space. A front door is positionable to cover the open front side. A processor is coupled to the box. A front lock is electrically coupled to the processor. The front lock is actuatable to inhibit the front door from being opened. A proximity sensor coupled to the box is designed to detect when a user is approaching the box. The processor actuates the front lock when the proximity sensor detects...