Patent ID: 11944715
Assignee: DLVR, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  F  G | IPC A  G

Claim 11:
12. 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;
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;

testing the package or air within the storage unit to verify the absence of pathogen or to identify the number of pathogens present on the package; and
wherein the storage unit remains locked until the amount of pathogens present on the package or in the air within the storage unit is below a predetermined level.