US Patent Issued to Hyundai Motor, Kia on March 18 for "Reinforced structural member and vehicle rear structure including the same" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,252,174, issued on March 18, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Reinforced structural member and vehicle rear structure including the same" was invented by Sun Ju Lee (Incheon, South Korea) and Il Do Kim (Suwon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A reinforced structural member includes a structural member having a hole and having a closed, and/or partially closed, cross-section, and a reinforcement fixed to the structural member. A portion of the reinforcement may be inserted into the structural member through the hole, and the hole and the reinforcement may be configur...