ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,630,095, issued on May 19, was assigned to LetzRoll Metalworks LLC (Mesa, Ariz.).

"Method and apparatus for a vehicle accessory mount system" was invented by Johnathan J Heiner (Mesa, Ariz.) and Andrew McLaughlin (Mesa, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle accessory mount system is provided that substantially eliminates the need for an external framework mounted to the vehicle. All load bearing framework is instead concealed within an interior of the vehicle while only the mount points to the load bearing framework are externalized. The mount points may accommodate virtually any automotive accessory that can be mounted to a vehi...