ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,280,649, issued on April 22, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Vehicle floor system" was invented by Seung Min Kang (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Gyu Gab Hong (Yongin-si, South Korea) and Ki Bong Park (Incheon, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An embodiment vehicle floor system includes a floor, a pair of side longitudinal members disposed on side edges of the floor, respectively, wherein each side longitudinal member extends in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle and wherein each side longitudinal member includes a horizontal rib provided therein, a structural transverse...