ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,252,180, issued on March 18, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea), Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kolon Spaceworks Co. Ltd. (Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea).

"Lower cross member for vehicle" was invented by Sang Yoon Park (Seoul, South Korea), Seung Chan Lee (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea), Yong Beom Lee (Seoul, South Korea), Pil Won Kang (Seoul, South Korea), Hyun Sik Kim (Seoul, South Korea), Sang Sun Park (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea), Hee Seouk Chung (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea), Seung Uk Kang (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea), Chi Hoon Choi (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea), Seong Jong Kim (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea) and Dong Won Kim (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea).

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