ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,553,253, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to INTREPID CAMP GEAR LLC (Boulder, Colo.).
"Rooftop tent assembly" was invented by Edward J. Ruzic (Boulder, Colo.), SooYoung Baik (Ho Chi Minh, Viet Nam) and KyoungGuk Shin (Seoul, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shelter assembly a flat base having a first rim section, a second rim section, and opposite side rim sections extending between the first and second rim sections. The assembly includes a rigid lower panel having a lower edge, an upper edge, and opposite side edges. The lower edge is pivotably connected to the first rim section for movement between a closed orientation and a...