Folarin Sosan is the inventor of Package-Park. 

 

Folarin received a Bachelors degree in mechanical Engineering from the Catholic University of America, Washington DC, in 1986.  After graduation, Folarin found employment in the Defense industry.  Prior to this he operated a part-time business retailing crafts and artwork on weekends.

 

The idea for Package-Park came to him while he was operating his part-time business. He would come home to find that carriers had tried to deliver merchandise to him while he was at work. They would leave notices that another delivery attempt would be made the next day – while he would be at work again. 

 

Folarin realized the need for a receptacle that could receive large packages in his absence, and was simple to use so that it could be understood by any package carrier that saw it for the first time. Since he lived in an apartment building at the time, the receptacle had to be deployable from any door without modifications to the door or walls. The receptacle also had to be inexpensive. The resulting elegant solution is the invention that he named Package-Park.

 

Package-Park is one of several inventions that Folarin has invented, and is the second that he has patented. Folarin lives in Burtonsville, Maryland.