ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,155, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Vehicle center frame module" was invented by Jeon Woong Kang (Hwaseong-si, South Korea) and Huen Sick Min (Hwaseong-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle center frame module includes a pair of side sills, each side sill including a side sill inner having a closed cross section and a side sill outer having a closed cross section, wherein an inboard side surface of the side sill outer and an outboard side surface of the side sill inner are joined, and a plurality of crossmembers connecting the pair of s...