US Patent Issued to Niagara Bottling on Jan. 13 for "Direct to store supply chain system and method" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,524,721, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Niagara Bottling LLC (Diamond Bar, Calif.).

"Direct to store supply chain system and method" was invented by Brian Dwain Reed (Diamond Bar, Calif.), Canaan Orion Reich (Diamond Bar, Calif.) and Alyssa Anne Correale (Diamond Bar, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and a method are provided for a direct to store supply chain to bring high volume, bulk space products directly from suppliers, manufacturers, and vendors to retail locations, thereby bypassing retailer distribution centers. The system comprises an order management and invoicing system configured to facilitate demand signal...