ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,662, issued on May 13, was assigned to Retract Canopy Systems Pty Ltd (Queensland, Australia).
"Automotive cargo/tray cover assembly" was invented by Simon Lee Owen Wells (Queensland, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present application relates to an automotive cargo or a tray area cover assembly. The cover assembly includes a cover for covering a cargo or a tray area of an automobile. One or more rib supports are provided for moving over the cargo or the tray area and supporting the cover."
The patent was filed on July 1, 2021, under Application No. 17/927,223.
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