MUMBAI, India, Jan. 17 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202311046520 A) filed by Hyundai Motor Company; and Kia Corporation, Seoul, Republic of Korea, on July 11, 2023, for 'a smart foldable parcel tray.'

Inventor(s) include Adapa, Rudra Kumar; and Chava, Vijaya Krishna.

The application for the patent was published on Jan. 17, under issue no. 03/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention provides a smart foldable parcel tray assembly for a vehicle. The smart foldable parcel tray assembly includes a parcel tray having upper and a lower surface with housing to hold one end of the spring, a Parcel Tray Extension having locking structure connecting the...