US Patent Issued to Truck Accessories Group on July 14 for "Tonneau cover extension" (Indiana, Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,679,187, issued on July 14, was assigned to Truck Accessories Group LLC (Elkhart, Ind.).

"Tonneau cover extension" was invented by Eugene A. Dylewski II (Granger, Ind.), Michael A. Sislo (Dexter, Mich.) and Donald Richard Ireland (Middlebury, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tonneau cover assembly that includes at least one panel section and an extension panel. The at least one panel section selectively shrouds at least a portion of an opening of a cargo box. The at least one panel section is movable with respect to the opening. The extension panel coupled to the at least one panel section and is movable between a use position and a...