ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,565,088, issued on March 3, was assigned to Leer Group (Elkhart, Ind.).
"Tonneau covers" was invented by Eugene A. Dylewski II (Granger, Ind.) and Michael A. Sislo (Dexter, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tonneau cover that includes a cover that selectively shrouds at least a portion of a cargo box opening is provided. The cover includes at least one panel section configured to extend over the cargo box opening. The at least one panel section is movable with respect to the cargo box opening. The at least one panel section also includes a generally planar body. At least a portion of the generally planar body of the at least one pan...