ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,391,315, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Center pillar for vehicle with improved stiffness" was invented by Sang-Cheon Kim (Seoul, South Korea) and Hyun-Jun Park (Incheon, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A center pillar for a vehicle with improved stiffness, which has a sufficient stiffness in the event of rollover or a side collision of the vehicle, includes: a center pillar internal upper including an upper portion coupled to a roof side rail internal; and a center pillar internal lower including an upper portion coupled to a lower portion of the ...