ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,254, issued on March 24, was assigned to DOORBOX Corp. (Fremont, Calif.).

"Systems and methods to enable secure exchange of goods in package receptacles, and remote monitoring and control of package receptacles and its surroundings" was invented by Kumar Sundaresan (Fremont, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention involves a novel method, device, system and apparatus to receive, return or exchange packages and goods securely, and to monitor and control a parcel receptacle remotely. The invention comprises of a DoorBox and a Smart DoorBox and utilizes a parcel receptacle and a host of electronic features and Internet of ...