US Patent Issued to Rivian IP Holdings on July 21 for "Integrated tailgate cargo system for automotive vehicle" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,686,341, issued on July 21, was assigned to Rivian IP Holdings LLC (Irvine, Calif.).

"Integrated tailgate cargo system for automotive vehicle" was invented by Lindsey Patrick (Clarkston, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various disclosed embodiments include systems for securing cargo to a dropdown tailgate of an automotive vehicle, systems for securing a bicycle to a dropdown tailgate of an automotive vehicle, and systems for securing cargo to a tailgate of an automotive vehicle. In an illustrative embodiment, a system for securing cargo to a dropdown tailgate of an automotive vehicle includes: a dropdown tailgate including a first e...