ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,552,323, issued on Feb. 17.
"Cargo rack and collapsible stand" was invented by Jonathon David Martin (Tishomingo, Okla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention comprises a rack for a utility vehicle having a cab, the rack being affixed to a vehicle and comprising a rack base being affixed in a parallel relationship to a bed of the vehicle, the rack base extending between a rear portion and a front portion of the rack and having a perimeter about the rack base, the rear portion of the rack positioned towards the rear end of the vehicle and front portion of the rack positioned towards and over the cab of the vehicle; a longitudinal el...