United Parcel Service has determined that the fewer left turns their trucks make,the more fuel they can conserve,and the savings are significant.As a result,the company has gone to great lengths to design and schedule delivery routes that primarily make right turns.This business method is patentable.

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The concept of optimizing routes to minimize left turns to save fuel, while innovative, is considered a logistical strategy and not a specific, novel invention that can be patented. Patents typically cover new inventions or discoveries that are technical and tangible, not general business methods or strategies without a specific, novel technological component.

United Parcel Service Has Determined That the Fewer Left Turns