ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,576,702, issued on March 17, was assigned to Kunshan Qunguang Automotive Technology Co. Ltd. (Suzhou, China).

"Pickup truck tonneau cover" was invented by Shuaiping Wang (Suzhou, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pickup truck tonneau cover includes one or a plurality of cover plates and a pair of folding apparatuses respectively mounted at two side walls of a pickup truck bed. Each folding apparatus includes a mounting frame and a folding mechanism; the mounting frame is mounted at an inner side of a truck bed; the folding mechanism is provided within the mounting frame; a plurality of mounting arms are provided at the folding mech...