ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,319,351, issued on June 3, was assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY (Seoul, South Korea) and KIA Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Vehicle body structure with a reinforced trunk hinge mounting part" was invented by Jong-Hyun Ryu (Yongin-si, South Korea), Se-Young Han (Yongin-si, South Korea) and Ji-Woon Go (Pyeongtaek-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle body structure with a reinforced trunk hinge mounting part includes a side outer rear extension 11 extending from a side outer 16 to the rear of a vehicle; a quarter inner 12 located under the side outer rear extension 11 and forming a space where wheels of the vehicle are mou...