ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,633,869, issued on May 19, was assigned to BURY SP.Z.O.O. (Mielec, Poland).
"Carport" was invented by Henryk Bury (Lohne, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a carport for a motor vehicle with a substructure and a superstructure, wherein the substructure has a multiplicity of supporting elements for fastening to a floor structure, and the supporting elements form a receiving space for a motor vehicle, wherein the substructure has a mounting structure which is arranged on the supporting elements, wherein the superstructure can be mounted on the mounting structure, wherein the superstructure has a base structure ...