ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,397,720, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Kuat Innovations LLC (Springfield, Mo.).
"Utility rack" was invented by Luke Kuschmeader (Springfield, Mo.), Jonathan Graif (Springfield, Mo.), Patrick Schloth (Louisville, Colo.), Aaron Houston (Springfield, Mo.) and Clayton Villars (Springfield, Mo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A utility rack for a truck may be removably attached to the side walls of the bed of the truck. The disclosed utility rack discloses internal cavities for attachment bolts or other fasteners. The internal cavities allow the fasteners to be hidden under an access cover during use of the utility rack while also providi...