ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,177, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY (Seoul, South Korea) and KIA Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Body of vehicle" was invented by Jin Ho Bae (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Ho Sung Park (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Sung Il Kim (Hwaseong-si, South Korea) and Min Goo Im (Hwaseong-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A body of a vehicle can include a front structure including a front wheel of the vehicle; a rear structure including a rear wheel of the vehicle; a rotation shaft connecting the front structure and the rear structure and allowing the front structure and the rear structure to rotate relative to ea...