ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,766,934, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to Infonet Corp. (Altoona, Iowa).

"Hinged cover for pickup truck bed" was invented by Randy Norian (Daytona Beach, Fla.), Albert Marasco (Altoona, Iowa) and Jeremy Throop (Altoona, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hinged cover for enclosing the bed of a pickup truck. A front mount assembly comprises a generally rectangular front panel, generally triangular driver side panel extending rearwardly from a side of the generally rectangular front panel, and generally triangular passenger side panel extending rearwardly from an opposite side of the generally rectangular front panel. A first inner hi...