ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,269,322, issued on April 8, was assigned to Bestop Inc. (Louisville, Colo.).
"Hard support corner for a soft top" was invented by Stephen J. Lewis (Harrison Township, Mich.), Charles C. Turney (Toledo, Ohio), Jonathon G. Moore (Chesterfield, Mich.) and Duane C. Junkin (Madison Heights, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A quarter window assembly for a soft top cover assembly that is removable. The quarter window assembly is connectable to the soft cover assembly. The quarter window assembly has a hard corner assembly mountable to features connected to a vehicle. The hard corner assembly is an injection molded plastic assembly. The quar...