ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,522,061, issued on Jan. 13.
"Inflatable vehicle cover" was invented by Patrick Timothy Yerby Jr. (Lynchburg, Va.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle cover includes a top structure, one or more sidewalls, and a valve. The top structure is configured to be positioned above a top of a vehicle. Each of the one or more sidewalls is configured to be positioned adjacent to a side of the vehicle and is configured to hold the top structure above the top of the vehicle. The valve is positioned adjacent to the top structure or one of the one or more sidewalls. The top structure and the one or more sidewalls define an interior space that is siz...