ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,397,625, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Leer Group (Elkhart, Ind.).
"Tonneau cover" was invented by Eugene A. Dylewski II (Granger, Ind.), Adrian Cook (Raymond, Wash.), Justin J. McGraw (Rochester, Wash.), Christopher David Mattison (South Bend, Ind.) and Ernest M. McDonald II (Granger, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pickup truck having a tonneau cover is provided. The tonneau cover includes a first panel section pivotable with respect to the opposing first and second upward-extending side walls. A first latching assembly is attached to the first panel section and is configured to selectively secure and release the first panel...