Patents by Inventor Cheryl A. Ecton
Cheryl A. Ecton has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20260148605Abstract: A locker system comprising: a server having a processor, a memory, and instructions executable by the process; a database to store data relating to the locker system, one or more users of the locker system, and information relating to one or more transfer items; at least one locker unit having at least one locker, a keypad, a door, a door locking mechanism, a camera within an interior of the least one locker and a scale within the at least one locker, and one or more controllers to run the keypad, the door, the door locking mechanism, interior camera, and interior scale and to transmit data to and from the server, an onboard computer, or both; wherein instructions executed by the server, the onboard computer, or both cause a method to be performed, the method comprising: in response to receiving a request from a first user to rent a locker to exchange the transfer item with a second user, assigning the at least one locker to the first user and transmitting a first access code to the first user; in response toType: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2025Publication date: May 28, 2026Inventors: Cheryl A. Ecton, Vicki L. Conteh, Henry M. Winchester, III, Kevin R. Ecton
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Publication number: 20260123780Abstract: A secure mailbox system includes a mailbox body including a secure compartment defining a secure interior space and a door connected to the secure compartment. The secure mailbox system includes a locking mechanism configured to lock the door in the closed position and unlock the door upon receiving an unlock signal; a sensing device configured to determine a unique identifier associated with an access device when the access device is in proximity to the sensing device; a memory configured to store a plurality of secure unique identifiers; and a processor communicably coupled with the locking mechanism, the sensing device, and the memory. The processor is configured to receive the unique identifier of the access device in proximity to the sensing device; generate the unlock signal if the unique identifier matches with one of the plurality of secure unique identifiers; and transmit the unlock signal to the locking mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2025Publication date: May 7, 2026Inventors: Cheryl A. Ecton, Vicki L. Conteh, Henry M. Winchester, III, Kevin R. Ecton
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Publication number: 20260105795Abstract: A locker system having adjustable-sized lockers, the locker system comprising: a first movable partition disposed between a first wall and a second wall as an upstanding partition or between a third wall and a fourth wall as a shelf partition wherein the first wall, the second wall, the third wall, the fourth wall, and a fifth wall are configured to create an enclosed space and the first movable partition is disposed between two walls at a first position and the enclosed space is divided into a first compartment and a second compartment, each of the first compartment and the second compartment having an initial volume; a first door connected to one of the first wall, the second wall, the third wall, the fourth wall, and the fifth wall to enable access to the first compartment and a second door connected to one of the first wall, the second wall, the third wall, the fourth wall, and the fifth wall to enable access to the second compartment; a first locking mechanism corresponding to the first door and a secondType: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2025Publication date: April 16, 2026Inventors: Cheryl A. Ecton, Vicki L. Conteh, Henry M. Winchester, III, Kevin R. Ecton
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Patent number: 12430977Abstract: A locker system having adjustable-sized lockers, the locker system comprising: a first movable partition disposed between a first wall and a second wall as an upstanding partition or between a third wall and a fourth wall as a shelf partition wherein the first wall, the second wall, the third wall, the fourth wall, and a fifth wall are configured to create an enclosed space and the first movable partition is disposed between two walls at a first position and the enclosed space is divided into a first compartment and a second compartment, each of the first compartment and the second compartment having an initial volume; a first door connected to one of the first wall, the second wall, the third wall, the fourth wall, and the fifth wall to enable access to the first compartment and a second door connected to one of the first wall, the second wall, the third wall, the fourth wall, and the fifth wall to enable access to the second compartment; a first locking mechanism corresponding to the first door and a secondType: GrantFiled: November 8, 2024Date of Patent: September 30, 2025Assignee: Exchange Box, LLCInventors: Cheryl A. Ecton, Vicki L. Conteh, Henry M. Winchester, III, Kevin R. Ecton
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Patent number: 12424050Abstract: A locker system comprising: a server having a processor, a memory, and instructions executable by the process; a database to store data relating to the locker system, one or more users of the locker system, and information relating to one or more transfer items; at least one locker unit having at least one locker, a keypad, a door, a door locking mechanism, a camera within an interior of the least one locker and a scale within the at least one locker, and one or more controllers to run the keypad, the door, the door locking mechanism, interior camera, and interior scale and to transmit data to and from the server, an onboard computer, or both; wherein instructions executed by the server, the onboard computer, or both cause a method to be performed, the method comprising: in response to receiving a request from a first user to rent a locker to exchange the transfer item with a second user, assigning the at least one locker to the first user and transmitting a first access code to the first user; in response toType: GrantFiled: November 8, 2024Date of Patent: September 23, 2025Assignee: Exchange Box, LLCInventors: Cheryl A. Ecton, Vicki L. Conteh, Henry M. Winchester, III, Kevin R. Ecton
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Publication number: 20250148856Abstract: A locker system having adjustable-sized lockers, the locker system comprising: a first movable partition disposed between a first wall and a second wall as an upstanding partition or between a third wall and a fourth wall as a shelf partition wherein the first wall, the second wall, the third wall, the fourth wall, and a fifth wall are configured to create an enclosed space and the first movable partition is disposed between two walls at a first position and the enclosed space is divided into a first compartment and a second compartment, each of the first compartment and the second compartment having an initial volume; a first door connected to one of the first wall, the second wall, the third wall, the fourth wall, and the fifth wall to enable access to the first compartment and a second door connected to one of the first wall, the second wall, the third wall, the fourth wall, and the fifth wall to enable access to the second compartment; a first locking mechanism corresponding to the first door and a secondType: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2024Publication date: May 8, 2025Inventors: Cheryl A. Ecton, Vicki L. Conteh, Henry M. Winchester, III, Kevin R. Ecton
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Publication number: 20250148857Abstract: A locker system comprising: a server having a processor, a memory, and instructions executable by the process; a database to store data relating to the locker system, one or more users of the locker system, and information relating to one or more transfer items; at least one locker unit having at least one locker, a keypad, a door, a door locking mechanism, a camera within an interior of the least one locker and a scale within the at least one locker, and one or more controllers to run the keypad, the door, the door locking mechanism, interior camera, and interior scale and to transmit data to and from the server, an onboard computer, or both; wherein instructions executed by the server, the onboard computer, or both cause a method to be performed, the method comprising: in response to receiving a request from a first user to rent a locker to exchange the transfer item with a second user, assigning the at least one locker to the first user and transmitting a first access code to the first user; in response toType: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2024Publication date: May 8, 2025Inventors: Cheryl A. Ecton, Vicki L. Conteh, Henry M. Winchester, III, Kevin R. Ecton