ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,741,579, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to A&C FUTURE INC. (Irvine, Calif.).
"Double decker expandable structure" was invented by Qiyin Pan (Irvine, Calif.), Jiuqi Wang (Santa Ana, Calif.), Shoue Chen (Irvine, Calif.), Han Qin (Newport Beach, Calif.) and Jiayang Qin (Newport Beach, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An expandable structure can expand to provide a second story and patio over the first story. The expandable structure can be provided as a recreational vehicle, for example. The second story can recess partially into the first story, while the walls of the second story can be formed in two portions that nest with each o...