ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,320,402, issued on June 3, was assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY (Seoul, South Korea), KIA Corp. (Seoul, South Korea) and DAEHEUNG R&TCo. LTD. (Gimhae-si, South Korea).
"Mounting bushing" was invented by Yong Jae Woo (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Se Young Kim (Gimhae-si, South Korea) and Jin Wook Park (Busan, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mounting bushing for a vehicle satisfies durability requirements as well as performance, such as ride comfort, handling, and noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH) reduction. The mounting bushing includes an inner pipe, an elastic portion surrounding an external side of the inner pipe, an int...