US Patent Issued to TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA on Nov. 18 for "Multi-purpose interior cabin lid for vehicle" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,858, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA INC (Plano, Texas) and TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).

"Multi-purpose interior cabin lid for vehicle" was invented by Lauren M. Abro (West Bloomfield, Mich.), Tina L. Brinkel (Ann Arbor, Mich.) and Warren Chou (Ann Arbor, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle and multi-purpose interior cabin lid for a vehicle that has use as a rear wall cover for one or more storage compartments in the interior cabin, a tailgate extension connectable to a vehicle tailgate, and a portable, freestanding table. The multi-purpose interior cabin li...