ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,280,680, issued on April 22, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Vehicle body structure" was invented by Yong Dok An (Anyang-si, South Korea), Heedae Oh (Suwon-si, South Korea), Mun Soo Cha (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Mok Yeon Hong (Seoul, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An embodiment is a vehicle body structure including a front body comprising a first cooling module, a middle body having a center floor panel, the center floor panel being connected to the front body, and a rear body comprising a second cooling module and a third cooling module, the second cooling module b...