ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,502,987, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Battery support body and aircraft including same" was invented by Yoon Cheol Jeon (Suwon-Si, South Korea), Hyun Ki Cho (Anyang-Si, South Korea) and Jin Soo Jang (Yongin-Si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery support body may include a bracket extending in a front-rear direction and a shock absorber, which may extend in the front-rear direction and may be coupled to the bracket in a direction crossing the front-rear direction. At least a portion of the shock absorber may be provided in the form of foam....