ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,545,086, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to BIG SKY LAND COMPANY LLC (Hamel, Ill.).

"Targa and retractable vehicle tops and related methods" was invented by Seth Burgett (Hamel, Ill.), Nicholas Cheek (Madison, Ala.) and Ricky Cheek (Wellington, Ala.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle top can comprise a targa top and a retractable top. The retractable top can comprise fabric and a frame. The targa top and the retractable top can be configured to be coupled to a vehicle such that the targa top overlies at least one front seat of the vehicle and the retractable top is pivotable between deployed and retracted positions. The fabric of t...