ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,885, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Extang Corp. (Ann Arbor, Mich.).
"Modular truck cap apparatus" was invented by Jerome Facchinello (Grand Blanc, Mich.), Robert Mosingo (Saline, Mich.), Chad Carter (Manchester, Mich.), Anthony Becker (Saline, Mich.) and Robert Wisely (Saline, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for covering at least a portion of a cargo area of a vehicle, the apparatus includes a frame; one or more side panels attached to the frame; one or more quarter panels attached to the frame; a rear panel; a roof panel supported by the frame; and a lifting mechanism configured to reposition the roof panel re...