ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,558,932, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to RIVIAN IP HOLDINGS LLC (Plymouth, Mich.).

"Vehicle accessory attachment system" was invented by Philipp Josef Wolf (Dana Point, Calif.), Mark Lennard Taylor (Laguna Beach, Calif.), Benjamin James Richards (Irvine, Calif.), Raghav Jaswal (Coventry, Great Britain) and James John Alexander Dowle (Laguna Beach, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Some embodiments may provide an accessory attachment system for a vehicle. The system may include a retention bracket and a removable accessory bracket. The retention bracket may be configured to attach to the vehicle. The retention bracket may include a...