ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,311,828, issued on May 27.

"Interchangeable cargo strap system" was invented by Von Roy Christiansen Jr. (Prescott, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An interchangeable cargo strap system and method of manufacture can include: providing a custom bracket, the custom bracket comprises a first hole pair and a second hole pair, the first hole pair extended through a first side, extended through a second side, and positioned near a top of the custom bracket, the second hole pair extended through the first side, extended through the second side, and positioned near a bottom of the custom bracket; coupling a first anchor rod to the first hol...