ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,780,332, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Worksport Ltd. (Richmond Hill, Canada).

"Wire management system for tonneau cover" was invented by Jonathan Loudon (Toronto), Jason Macdonald (Toronto), Nathan Asis (Richmond Hill, Canada) and Steven Rossi (Vaughan, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A foldable panel assembly (e.g., foldable tonneau cover) having first and second panels, the second panel being rotatably attached to the first panel about an axis of rotation. A wire management system is provided including a junction box disposed with the first panel and having an electrical connector. An electrical wire is attached to the electr...