ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,358,039, issued on July 15, was assigned to AMD Plastics LLC (Muskegon, Mich.).

"Method for manufacturing a bunk for a vehicle" was invented by Brian F. Coll (Zanesville, Ohio), Eric M. Wright (Zanesville, Ohio) and Jorge L. Aguirre (Saltillo, Mexico).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for manufacturing a bunk assembly for a transit vehicle is provided. The method includes forming an upper shell and forming a lower shell. The method further includes installing a frame between the upper shell and the lower shell and joining the upper shell and the lower shell together to form a support panel. The method further includes drilling a fil...