ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,507,815, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Shayo Musilli Holdings LLC (Astoria, N.Y.).

"Storefront pickup system" was invented by Michael Anthony Musilli (New York) and Matthew Austin Shayo (New York).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A storefront pickup system for installation into a storefront of a building. The storefront pickup system provides a thermal break between an exterior and an interior of the building, allowing ordered items such as food and beverages to travel through the storefront. The storefront pickup system includes a storage compartment having a rear door assembly providing access to the storage compartment from an inter...