ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,741,599, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG (Stuttgart, Germany).

"Load floor assembly for a motor vehicle and trunk with such a load floor assembly" was invented by Daniel Grunert (Wimsheim, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A load floor assembly for a motor vehicle (2) has a rigid floor element (10) with a covering (20) for covering a trunk recess (18) and bearing surfaces (32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42). The bearing surfaces are connected to contact surfaces that enclose the trunk recess (18). The floor element (10) includes a first floor section (14) connected to a second floor section (16) by a hinge (12)...