ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,553,254, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Thule Sweden AB (Hillerstorp, Sweden).
"Hard shell rooftop tent with utility rails" was invented by Evan Michael Currid (Santa Cruz, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tent system includes a first shell member configured to mount to a vehicle, a second shell member rotatably coupled to the first shell member via a hinge assembly, a first flexible membrane having a first membrane fastener, a second flexible membrane having a second membrane fastener, and a shell interconnector configured to couple at least a portion of the first shell member or second shell member to at least one of the fir...