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Is a package delivery box patented?

Short answer: specific designs of a package delivery box have been patented many times, but "a package delivery box" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.

What our index shows
  • 289 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “parcelpackagedelivery boxreceptaclelockerdrop” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
  • Among the 211 best keyword matches we examined, 109 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
  • Most frequent assignees in those matches: PANASONIC IP MAN CO LTD (15), SHENZHEN HIVE BOX TECH CO LTD (8), SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECT (8), BOTHHAND ENTPR INC (4).
  • Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): A47G (85), B65D (71), G06Q (46), G07C (28).

Counts come from keyword matching on titles and abstracts, so they are indicative, not a legal count. Some matches are different products that share a word.

14 real patent publications related to a package delivery box

  1. Parcel locker system and locker bank device allowing for delivery of one shipment to multiple recipient boxes US-2026148182-A1 2026 · QUADIENT TECH FRANCE
    Improvements to automated, computerized parcel locker bank systems are provided that allow for a shipment containing multiple physical parcels to be delivered to multiple compartments within a single locker bank without the need f…
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  2. system and method for parcel box with an advanced checkout system, parcel quality check and virtual cash on delivery US-2024268591-A1 2024 · ALDABBOUS AHMAD MESHARI
    System and method for achieving automated deliveries, parcel evaluation, employing a payment procedure on delivery and an advanced checkout system. An adjustable smart parcel box (PB) configured to drive upwards or downwards on a …
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  3. Lockable Package Delivery Box US-2023397749-A1 2023 · KNOX LERONICA
    A lockable package delivery box for securing delivered packages from tampering, theft, and weather includes a receptacle enclosing an interior space, wherein the receptacle has a top surface, the top surface sloping upward from ea…
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  4. Package delivery box US-11571079-B1 2023 · FAIZAN MIRZA
    A package delivery box 100 is disclosed. It comprises a container 101 for accommodating at least one package, an openable lid 102 attached to the container 101 , a closing mechanism for closing the container 101 , and a lo…
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  5. Home delivery box and package transport system WO-2023017609-A1 2023 · LOMBY INC
    This home delivery box comprises: a casing (100) having a plurality of movable shelves (14) that move in a first direction and that have accommodation spaces for accommodating packages, a first opening in which the plurality of mo…
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  6. Drone-activated package delivery locker US-11667483-B2 2023 · J MERCADO & ASS INC
    A storage locker for drone delivery provides for weathertight doors that open automatically on sensing the approach of a drone and close to cover the package once deposited by the drone. The storage locker may be operated in conju…
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  7. Package locker unit and package delivery management US-2021370988-A1 2021 · CHENG VINCENT
    A package delivery system for an automated delivery management of one or more packages is provided. The package delivery system may include a package locker unit and a control network. The package locker unit includes at least one…
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  8. Front Opening Package Delivery Box US-2020138225-A1 2020 · MARTIN PAUL
    A front opening package delivery box for safely receiving packages includes a housing comprising a top side separated from a bottom side, a left side separated from a right side, and a front side separated from a back side forming…
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  9. Tamper resistant parcel delivery box US-10827868-B1 2020 · WHEATON KEITH
    A tamper resistant parcel delivery box includes a container configured to receive packages therein. A lid is secured over the container via a hinge and a locking interface is secured to the container and has a retractable deadbolt…
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  10. Parcel box for drone delivery US-2018049575-A1 2018 · YAMRICK FRANK
    A parcel receiving system for receiving a package preferably delivered by a drone to an automated parcel box positioned adjacent an opening in the building. It has an extendable platform adapted to extend out of opening 8 and re…
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  11. Self-locking parcel delivery box US-9630757-B1 2017 · CAPOUS NICHOLAS GEORGE
    Self-locking parcel delivery box is a container with a special locking mechanism that allows a hinged lid to remain unlocked and openable while the container is empty but then automatically lock shut after a package or parcel has …
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  12. Unattended delivery drop box WO-2017058924-A1 2017 · VAN DYKE JESSE
    A drop box apparatus is provided including a defined cavity capable of storing packages. A drop-off opening is disposed and arranged to receive at least one package from an unmanned vehicle, and a pick-up opening is disposed and a…
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  13. System for delivery of parcels as well as a parcel box for use in such a system. WO-2016013937-A1 2016 · UNIMAIL B V
    System for delivery of parcels to private individuals and businesses, the system comprising a number of parcel boxes which, comparably to a mailbox, are each set up at a private residence or business associated with the parcel box…
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  14. Package delivery box, management server, package delivery system, and package delivery method WO-2006027867-A1 2006 · YAMATO SYSTEM DEV CO LTD
    A delivery box (1) for containing a package to be delivered from a sender (20) to a recipient (0). The box (1) has a communication control section (16) for receiving a first unlocking signal which is transmitted from a management …
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What this means for your idea

Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a package delivery box been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Household products tend to differ in the mechanism (how something attaches, folds, dispenses or cleans) rather than the basic idea.

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First-look landscape. Not exhaustive. Not legal advice. This page lists keyword-matched publications from a limited database; it does not say whether any product is or isn't covered by a patent, whether a patent is still in force, or whether your idea is patentable. Consult a registered patent attorney or agent.