ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,815, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea), Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea) and PHA Co. LTD. (Daegu, South Korea).
"Door open-close device for vehicle" was invented by Jaeseung Lee (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Gookhyun Jeon (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Seong Tae Hong (Daegu, South Korea) and Moon Gyu Choi (Daegu, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A door open-close device for a vehicle configured to open or close a door opening portion by sliding and moving and popping up a door formed in a vehicle body includes a driving unit configured to provide a driving force for sliding and pop-up operat...