ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,691,738, issued on July 28, was assigned to Yinli Zhao (Suzhou City, China).

"Semi-embedded bed cover for a pickup truck" was invented by Yinli Zhao (Suzhou City, China) and Yingjie Sun (Suzhou City, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A semi-embedded bed cover for a pickup truck, including a panel body connected to the cargo hopper, the panel body is connected to the cargo hopper by a dual linkage lock system and a guide rail support bar system, the panel body includes a front railing."

The patent was filed on March 10, 2023, under Application No. 18/181,910.

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