ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,534,024, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to ALLTTRADE TOOLS LLC (Cypress, Calif.).
"Roof rack" was invented by Samuel Sergei Olchovik (Nampa, Idaho).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adjustable roof rack configured to be anchored to an automobile, a main portion comprising a distal cross beam extending from the left side toward the right side and which defines a plurality of openings extending through the distal cross beam, each opening configured to receive a bar extending in a direction from the proximal end toward the distal end; a plurality of main floor bars, each main floor bar extending through one of the openings respectively in t...