ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,698,933, issued on Aug. 4.
"Smart lock box" was invented by Christopher Truong (College Point, N.Y.) and Venkat Cherukupalli (Belle Mead, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lock box system includes a bottom base. A rear section extends upwards from the base. A side wall cover removably abuts against a perimeter of the base and opposing sides of the rear section. The cover is pivotally attached to an upper portion of the rear section. A locking mechanism is operable to lock the cover to the rear section. A top lid is sized to removably fit over the cover. The lid is pivotally attached to the upper portion of the rear section. The base, ...