ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,448,048, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY (Seoul, South Korea) and KIA Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Chassis cab vehicle" was invented by Seung Hak Lee (Asan-si, South Korea), Mi Ran Park (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Won Hae Lee (Seoul, South Korea), Ha Yeon Kwon (Seoul, South Korea), Byung Joo Chung (Gunpo-si, South Korea), Seung Min Kang (Hwaseong-si, South Korea) and Seung Min Jeong (Hwaseong-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A chassis cab vehicle includes a lower frame, which constitutes a lower structure of the vehicle and is equipped with a pair of side members extending in a lengthwise direction ...