ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,947, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Body for vehicle" was invented by Seung Min Kang (Hwaseong-si, South Korea) and Joo Nam Kim (Seoul, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A body for a vehicle is proposed. The body includes an A pillar upper member supporting a front glass of the vehicle, an A pillar lower member disposed under the A pillar upper member and extending in a vertical direction of the vehicle, a cowl cross member extending in a width direction of the vehicle, and a joint provided on a front side of a vehicle cockpit, provided between a l...