ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,600,290, issued on April 14, was assigned to HiViz Lighting Inc. (Hendersonville, N.C.).
"Vehicle modular accessory mounting system" was invented by Samuel T. Massa (Hendersonville, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular vehicle accessory mounting system which includes one or more extruded rails designed to attach along a edge of the installation vehicle, one or more modular accessory modules that attach to the extruded rail as well as one or more communication modules that provide power to the accessory modules and serves as a communication bridge between the system and the vehicle or outside world. Generally speaking, these com...