USPTO Patent Grant: Control Tower Platform for Value Chain Management

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Published March 24th, 2026

Detected March 25th, 2026

Summary

The USPTO has granted patent US12586034B2 for a control tower platform designed for value chain management. The patent covers an information technology system with a cloud-based management platform and micro-services architecture to automate capabilities and monitor value chain network entities.

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted patent US12586034B2, titled 'Control tower and enterprise management platform for managing value chain network entities from point of origin of one or more products of the enterprise to point of customer use.' The patent, assigned to STRONG FORCE VCN PORTFOLIO 2019, LLC, details an information technology system featuring a cloud-based management platform with a micro-services architecture. This system includes adaptive intelligence facilities for automating value chain management capabilities and monitoring network entities from product origin to customer use.

This patent grant is a routine event and does not impose new regulatory obligations on businesses. It represents intellectual property protection for a specific technological solution in the business methods domain. Companies operating in supply chain management, logistics, and enterprise resource planning may find the patented technology relevant to their operations or competitive landscape, but no immediate compliance actions are required based solely on this patent grant.

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Control tower and enterprise management platform for managing value chain network entities from point of origin of one or more products of the enterprise to point of customer use

Grant US12586034B2 Kind: B2 Mar 24, 2026

Assignee

STRONG FORCE VCN PORTFOLIO 2019, LLC

Inventors

Charles Howard Cella, Richard Spitz, Teymour S. El-Tahry, Joshua Dobrowitsky, Jenna Parenti, Brent Bliven, Andrew Cardno

Abstract

An information technology system generally includes a cloud-based management platform with a micro-services architecture deploying a set of adaptive intelligence facilities that can be configured to automate a set of capabilities of the platform related to at least one of the value chain network entities and the features of the platform and a set of data storage facilities that can be configured to store data collected and handled by the platform. The data can be related to at least one of the value chain network entities and the features of the platform. A set of monitoring facilities can be configured to monitor the value chain network entities. The platform can be configured to host a set of applications for directing an enterprise to manage the value chain network entities from a point of origin of a product of the enterprise to a point of customer use.