US Patent Issued to Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America on Sept. 2 for "Apparatus for preventing cargo movement in a vehicle" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,403,813, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Inc. (Plano, Texas).

"Apparatus for preventing cargo movement in a vehicle" was invented by Ryan C. Harris (Saline, Mich.) and Scott L. Frederick (Brighton, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatuses described herein relate to improving the prevention of cargo movement during vehicle travel. In one embodiment, an apparatus for securing cargo within a vehicle includes a bladder coupled to an underside of a cover that extends over a cargo area, where the bladder faces the cargo area. The apparatus includes a supply device coupled with t...