ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,311,889, issued on May 27, was assigned to TRUKD LLC (Pittsburgh).
"Modular truck bed rack system and related methods" was invented by Benjamin Richard Azzam (Glenshaw, Pa.) and John Matthew Puskar-Pasewicz (Pittsburgh).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rack system for a vehicle and method of operating same includes an upright support bracket and a stability bracket. The upright support bracket has upper and lower portions with the upper portion having a bracket body and a bracket channel, and the lower portion configured to removably attach to the vehicle. The stability bracket has a shelf projection and a bracket base. The shelf projecti...