ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,703,231, issued on Aug. 11.
"Tonneau cover system" was invented by David Guerino Germano (Ann Arbor, Mich.), Joseph Thomas Brophy (Rockford, Mich.), Joseph David Fairbairn (Novi, Mich.), Ryan DeLong (Stockbridge, Mich.), Dustin Michael Campbell (Livonia, Mich.), Kenneth Jay Hall (Jackson, Mich.) and Mark Alan Hickey (Howell, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cover system configured for a cargo area of a vehicle, the cover system includes a frame having a first frame section and a second frame section that opposes the first frame section; a bow connector connected to the first frame section; and a bow that extends between the first f...