ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,883, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Vehicle door opening/closing system" was invented by Chang Hak Kang (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Jae Seung Lee (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Gook Hyun Jeon (Seoul, South Korea), Chan Woong Jeon (Incheon, South Korea), Sang Kyoung Han (Gunpo-si, South Korea) and Hae Hoon Lee (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An embodiment vehicle door opening/closing system includes an inner panel defining a door open portion of a vehicle, the inner panel including an installation groove having a protruding or recessed shap...