US 11,767,710 B1
Smart door with controllable access panel
Christopher Andrew Johnston, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by Christopher Andrew Johnston, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on May 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/734,452.
Application 17/734,452 is a continuation of application No. 16/712,318, filed on Dec. 12, 2019, granted, now 11,346,150.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/788,215, filed on Jan. 4, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/788,042, filed on Jan. 3, 2019.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. E06B 7/32 (2006.01); A47G 29/14 (2006.01); A47G 29/28 (2006.01); A47G 29/30 (2006.01)
CPC E06B 7/32 (2013.01) [A47G 29/141 (2013.01); A47G 29/28 (2013.01); A47G 29/30 (2013.01); A47G 2029/143 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for controlling passage of a delivery item between an interior space and an exterior space, the delivery item has a delivery item height, the interior space and the exterior space are divided by a door, the door has a main panel and an access frame, the access frame forming a void space through the main panel through which the passage can occur, the system comprising:
a movable access panel and a panel actuator, the movable access panel is positioned across the access frame of the door in a closed position which fully blocks the access frame, the panel actuator is adapted to facilitate movement of the movable access panel between the closed position and an open position which creates a gap between the movable access panel and the access frame, the gap corresponding to an access opening, the access opening having a variable opening height; and
a control module operably connected to a communication network, the control module is adapted to receive delivery data from a delivery service device via the communication network, the delivery data containing dimension data which quantifies the delivery item height of the delivery item, the control module is operably linked to the panel actuator, allowing the variable opening height of the access opening to match the delivery item height of the delivery item, further allowing the passage of the delivery item from the exterior space to the interior space through the access opening.