US Patent Issued to HYUNDAI MOTOR, KIA on Dec. 30 for "Vehicle door opening and closing apparatus" (South Korean Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,926, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY (Seoul, South Korea) and KIA Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Vehicle door opening and closing apparatus" was invented by Je Won Choi (Anyang-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An embodiment is a vehicle door opening and closing apparatus, including a main latch mounted on a vehicle door and a main striker mounted on a vehicle body. The main latch of the vehicle door opening and closing apparatus further including a catch configured to rotate around a catch shaft. The main striker including a rod, wherein a contact portion between the catch and the rod is configure...