ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,935, issued on Sept. 8.
"Truck bed system with raisable platform" was invented by Donald R. Palumbo (Ashburn, Va.) and Randy Luckette (Syracuse, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a truck bed system with a plurality of powered actuators which can raise a raisable platform above the truck bed floor to create a second platform in addition to the truck bed floor surface. The additional or second truck bed platform allows the truck user to use the upper platform for carrying tools and other goods or materials, with the space between the truck bed floor and platform for storing or moving large flat items li...