ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,662,060, issued on June 23, was assigned to Jichao Zeng (Leshan, China).

"Cross bar assembly and roof rack" was invented by Ran Chen (Ningbo, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The cross bar assembly comprises a first connecting structure, a second connecting structure and a connecting portion; the first connecting structure is connected to the roof guide rail, the first connecting structure is connected to the second connecting structure in a lockable manner, and the second connecting structure is connected to the connecting portion. The roof rack includes the cross bar assembly above, and the roof rack also includes the roof guide ra...