ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,484,730, issued on Dec. 2.
"Mail and package theft prevention device, system, and method" was invented by Isaac Davison (Moss Point, Miss.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A package theft prevention system comprising a mailbox defining an irregularly shaped interior compartment for storage of received packages. The lower portion of the mailbox has an outward, distally tapering wall for anchoring to concrete it is embedded in. The uppermost opening to the mailbox has a package door biased in the closed condition, where, just downward of the package door is a self-closing trap door biased in its closed position. As the package door and the tr...