US 11,944,715 B2
Systems and methods for secure delivery, transfer, storage, and retrieval of items
Michael Ross Shell, Niwot, CO (US); and Sameer Goswami, Millburn, NJ (US)
Assigned to DLVR, LLC, Boulder, CO (US)
Filed by DLVR, LLC, Boulder, CO (US)
Filed on Aug. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/886,597.
Application 17/886,597 is a continuation of application No. 17/249,365, filed on Feb. 28, 2021, granted, now 11,413,366.
Application 17/249,365 is a continuation of application No. 16/840,335, filed on Apr. 4, 2020, granted, now 10,933,153, issued on Mar. 2, 2021.
Application 16/840,335 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/678,891, filed on Nov. 8, 2019, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/883,996, filed on Aug. 7, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/758,101, filed on Nov. 9, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0378968 A1, Dec. 1, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61L 2/28 (2006.01); A47G 29/14 (2006.01); A61L 2/04 (2006.01); A61L 2/10 (2006.01); A61L 2/20 (2006.01); A61L 2/22 (2006.01); G07C 9/00 (2020.01)
CPC A61L 2/28 (2013.01) [A47G 29/141 (2013.01); A61L 2/04 (2013.01); A61L 2/10 (2013.01); A61L 2/20 (2013.01); A61L 2/22 (2013.01); G07C 9/00896 (2013.01); A47G 2029/145 (2013.01); A47G 2029/147 (2013.01); A47G 2029/149 (2013.01); A61L 2202/11 (2013.01); A61L 2202/14 (2013.01); A61L 2202/15 (2013.01); A61L 2202/23 (2013.01); G07C 2009/0092 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
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1. A method of securely delivering a package to a recipient, comprising:
providing a selectively openable storage unit that includes a data input device;
identifying or sensing the presence of the package or carrier when the package is at a location of the storage unit;
transmitting a notification to a recipient;
obtaining data with the data input device;
verifying the data;
verifying the package is intended for receipt;
unlocking the storage unit if the data meets predefined criteria;
accepting the package within the storage unit;
closing the storage unit;
locking the storage unit;
disinfecting an interior volume of the storage unit after locking the storage unit, wherein the step of disinfecting comprises exposing the package to a mist of disinfectant, a disinfecting environment, air that includes a disinfectant, ultra-violet radiation, a vacuum, an inert gas, an increase of temperature above a predetermined degree for a predetermined amount of time, or a decrease in temperature below a predetermined degree for a predetermined amount of time;
wherein the storage unit generates at least one notification to the recipient indicating at least one of the following:
that the storage unit has been accessed,
that the package has been delivered, and
that the storage unit is closed and locked; and
wherein the predetermined amount of time is defined by a carrier, the recipient, or a third party.