ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,330,729, issued on June 17, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Vehicle body" was invented by Sang Heon Lee (Seoul, South Korea), Dong Eun Cha (Hwaseong-Si, South Korea) and Jin Ho Hwang (Cheonan-Si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle body includes an upper body forming an internal space of the vehicle and to include a door for entry and exit of an occupant provided on a side thereof, a lower body including a floor on which the upper body is located and a bumper unit extending upward along a perimeter of the floor to surround a lower portion of the upper body, wher...