ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,428,075, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Ford Global Technologies LLC (Dearborn, Mich.).
"Truck utility bed system" was invented by Adrian Nania (Rochester, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle utility bed system comprises a floor, first and second side walls extending up from opposing sides of the floor, and a rear wall mounted for pivoting movement relative to the floor. The rear wall is moveable between an upright position where the rear wall cooperates with the first and second side walls to enclose an end of a cargo bed area and an open position to allow access to the cargo bed area. The vehicle utility bed system fur...