ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,623,608, issued on May 12, was assigned to WILD LAND OUTDOOR GEAR LTD. (Xiamen, China).

"Multifunctional double-layer lift-type vehicle-mounted tent" was invented by Nanqing Zhou (Xiamen, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multifunctional double-layer lift-type vehicle-mounted tent comprises a base frame, a first top frame, a second top frame, a first scissor-type lifting frame, a second scissor-type lifting frame and a drive mechanism; wherein a lower end of the first scissor-type lifting frame is pivotally connected to the base frame; an upper end of the second scissor-type lifting frame is pivotally connected to the second top fram...