ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,548,093, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Allstate Insurance Co. (Northbrook, Ill.).

"Mobile food order in advance systems" was invented by Thomas J. Wilson (Chicago) and Edward A. Biemer (Eastbourne, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Aspects of the disclosure provide a computer-implemented method and system for ordering food remotely or from a vehicle for pick-up or delivery by providing the use of an application on a mobile device that provides information that allows the ordering. The computer-implemented method and system may include an order in advance application that allows a user or the system automatically to place ...