ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,499,410, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC. (San Francisco).

"Systems and methods for strategic routing and distribution of orders for multi-location merchants" was invented by Reuben Shorser (San Francisco).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for strategic routing and distribution of orders for multi-location merchants. The system can obtain data including a service request for multiple items and determine if the inventory at multiple store locations includes a first and second item. The method includes coordinating two couriers fulfilling the request. The method includes assigning a first courier to...