US Patent Issued to HYUNDAI MOTOR, KIA on July 1 for "Unitary structural component and vehicle floor system having the same" (South Korean Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,344,320, issued on July 1, was assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY (Seoul, South Korea) and KIA Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Unitary structural component and vehicle floor system having the same" was invented by Seung Woo Han (Hwaseong-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a unitary structural component, including: a front cross portion; a rear cross portion spaced apart from the front cross portion; a central extension portion connecting the front cross portion and the rear cross portion; and a pair of edge extension portions connecting both ends of the front cross portion and both ends of the rear cross portion, respe...