US Patent Issued to Hyundai Motor, Kia, Inha University Research and Business Foundation on May 6 for "Vehicle body structure capable of modular assembly" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,291,076, issued on May 6, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea), Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea) and Inha University Research and Business Foundation (Incheon, South Korea).

"Vehicle body structure capable of modular assembly" was invented by Do Hyun Kong (Gwangmyeong-Si, South Korea), Jeong Hwan Park (Seoul, South Korea), Chang Seop An (Incheon, South Korea), Jae Young Kang (Incheon, South Korea), Dong Woo Seo (Incheon, South Korea) and Hui Seung Yun (Incheon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle body structure capable of modular assembly includes a chassis frame extending from a body frame forming a vehi...