ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,454,168, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to Anhui Wollin International Co. Ltd. (Anhui, China).

"Pickup truck add-on assembly and pickup truck" was invented by Jinsong Ye (Anhui, China) and Kai Hu (Anhui, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pickup truck add-on assembly is provided, which includes: a base configured to be and fixedly mounted to a pickup truck bed, an upper cover, and at least one driving assembly, wherein the driving assembly comprises a driving mechanism and a support arm, the support arm being respectively hinged to the upper cover and the base, the driving mechanism being hinged to the support arm and configured to ...