ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,804, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to LCI ITALY S.R.L. (Florence, Italy).
"Liftable roof for recreational vehicles" was invented by Luigi Gozzi (Colle Val D'elsa, Italy), Paolo Bernardeschi (Ponsacco, Italy) and Riccardo Minuti (San Miniato Basso, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A liftable roof for recreational vehicles includes a lower frame stably connectable to the upper surface of the recreational vehicle, handling structure connected to the lower frame, and an upper lid operatively connected to the handling structure. The handling structure is configured for moving the lid with respect to the frame between a first lowered...