ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,583,296, issued on March 24, was assigned to VANDAPAC Co. LTD. (Chonburi, Thailand).

"Automobile pickup bed roof" was invented by Varawong Tangitvet (Bangkok).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automobile pickup bed has a roof fixing unit which attaches the pickup bed to the automobile pickup bed. The automobile pickup bed has a window panel fixing unit for attaching a door panel to the automobile pickup bed roof in order to be an entrance passage and has a supporting panel unit which locks the front window panel in the holding-open position for air ventilation. Further, the rear of the automobile pickup bed roof has a water drainage devi...