ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,280,706, issued on April 22, was assigned to MAXILODA Ltd. (Hamilton, New Zealand).

"Cargo stacking devices and systems" was invented by David Edward Clapson (Hamilton, New Zealand).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cargo storage system has at least one pair of rails configured to extend along a length of the cargo storage area in a horizontal direction, the pair of rails comprising a first rail configured to extend along a first side of the cargo storage area, and a second rail configured to extend along a second side of the cargo storage area opposing the first rail. The cargo system further has a plurality of support beams extending betw...