ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,327,220, issued on June 10, was assigned to West Pak Avocado LLC (Dallas).

"Supply chain management system and method" was invented by Heath Shoup (Murrieta, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A supply chain management system is provided that includes a label having a first side with an adhesive and a second side with a plurality of information units printed thereon. The plurality of information units are printed in visible ink or invisible ink and the invisible ink is activated by environmental conditions such as temperature or light spectrum. The label is affixed to an object being processed and the visible appearance of one or more...