ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,227,977, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea), Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea) and PHA Co. Ltd. (Daegu, South Korea).
"Hinge system for vehicle door" was invented by Duck Young Kim (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Doo Young Jung (Suwon-si, South Korea), Seong Tae Hong (Daegu, South Korea) and Yong Ju Kim (Hwaseong-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In accordance with an embodiment, a hinge system for a door of vehicle includes a hinge arm configured to be mounted between a vehicle door enclosing a vehicle compartment and a vehicle body frame surround a wall structure that defines the vehicle com...