ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,327, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to NAADE Inc. (Brea, Calif.).
"Vehicle roof rack mounting bracket system" was invented by Manuel Alvarez Martinez (Brea, Calif.) and Abraham Ramirez Moreno (Brea, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mounting bracket system for a vehicle roof, and a method for its attachment to a vehicle having a side rail including a drip well, is contemplated in which no drilling of holes or other permanent modifications to the vehicle roof is required, and in which each individual mounting bracket may be independently fixed in place without requiring any structural support from interconnections with any othe...