ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,459,440, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to NISSAN NORTH AMERICA INC. (Franklin, Tenn.).
"Cargo area accessory structure" was invented by Neelamkumar Deshpande (Novi, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cargo area accessory structure includes a basket having a frame structure dimensioned to fit between side walls of a cargo area structure and a bracket. The bracket has a first horizontal portion that is flat, a vertical portion and a second horizontal portion, The first horizontal portion is dimensioned to rest atop a portion of a utility track. The vertical portion has a first upright portion, a second upright portion and a central ver...