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Granted Patent B2
US 11,941,962 · App. 17/936,568 · Granted Mar 26, 2024

Mailbox notification system and method of use

Inventor: Mark Donald Ludington (Madison, MS)
G08B13/19G08B25/001G08B25/10
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,941,962
App. No.
17/936,568
Granted
Mar 26, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A mailbox notification system includes a radio frequency transmitter attached to a mailbox configured to transmit a signal upon detection of motion by a motion sensor, the motion sensor in electronic communication with the transmitter and configured to detect motion of a mailbox door, and a radio frequency receiver in electronic communication with the transmitter via a radio frequency wherein the receiver is configured to alert a user upon receiving a transmission from the transmitter.

Claims (12)

1. A mailbox notification system comprising:

a radio frequency transmitter attached to a mailbox configured to transmit a signal upon detection of motion by a motion sensor;

the motion sensor in electronic communication with the transmitter and configured to detect motion of a mailbox door; and

a radio frequency receiver in electronic communication with the transmitter via a radio frequency wherein the receiver is configured to alert a user upon receiving a transmission from the transmitter, wherein the radio frequency signal transmits to a specified media access control (MAC) address.

2. The mailbox notification system of claim 1 , wherein the transmitter is affixed to an interior of the mailbox.

3. The mailbox notification system of claim 1 , wherein the user may reset the system from the receiver and/or the transmitter.

4. The mailbox notification system of claim 1 , wherein the motion sensor utilizes infrared.

5. A method of notifying a user of mailbox activity comprising:

providing the mailbox notification system of claim 1 ;

detecting motion of a mailbox door by the motion sensor;

transmitting a signal by a transmitter to a receiver; and

alerting a user upon receipt of the signal.

Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63233620 · Aug 16, 2021
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Cited By (1)
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