ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,258,069, issued on March 25, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Body for vehicle" was invented by Do Hoi Kim (Sejong-si, South Korea), Sang Sun Park (Anyang-si, South Korea), Ju Chul Kim (Ulsan, South Korea) and Sung Tai Jang (Ulsan, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An embodiment vehicle body includes a tubular part extended in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle and having a hollow shape, a base part in which the tubular part is inserted, the base part integrally connecting an A pillar to a side portion of a roof, and an outer garnish shaped to be extended in the long...