ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,479,519, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Side spoiler device for mobility" was invented by Hong Heui Lee (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea), Dong Eun Cha (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea) and Jin Young Yoon (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In the present disclosure, the side spoiler is provided on a lower side of a mobility vehicle so that aerodynamic performance is improved, and a deployment angle of the side spoiler is controlled according to driving conditions and road conditions so that desired aerodynamic performance is realized, and damage to th...