ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,337,667, issued on June 24.

"Cover apparatus for a flatbed trailer" was invented by Paul Minichiello Jr. (Reno, Nev.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cover apparatus for covering a flatbed trailer includes a frame comprising a hub and a plurality of support members. The plurality of support members is coupled to the hub. Each support member of the plurality of support members comprises a beam and a mounting bracket. The beam of each support member of the plurality of support members is coupled to the hub and extends outwardly and downwardly therefrom. The mounting bracket of each support member of the plurality of support members is coup...