ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,344,314, issued on July 1, was assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY (Seoul, South Korea) and KIA Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Body for vehicle" was invented by Do Hoi Kim (Sejong-si, South Korea), Yong Ha Han (Yongin-si, South Korea), Ju Chul Kim (Ulsan, South Korea) and Tae Gyu Park (Hwaseong-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A body for a vehicle includes a base part extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle and including a flange portion being open outward of the vehicle, a tubular part accommodated on and coupled to the flange portion of the base part and shaped in a pipe with a closed section, and an external garn...