US Patent Issued to HYUNDAI MOTOR, Kia on Oct. 28 for "Floor structure of rear vehicle body" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,454,170, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Floor structure of rear vehicle body" was invented by Byeongdo An (Anyang-si, South Korea), Mun Soo Cha (Suwon-si, South Korea), MokYeon Hong (Seoul, South Korea), Heedae Oh (Suwon-si, South Korea), Jeong Chul Jung (Hwaseong-si, South Korea) and Yong Dok An (Anyang-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A floor structure of a rear vehicle body, in which at least one component including a high-voltage battery is mounted in a rear portion of a vehicle body, includes: a first cross member coupled to each front ...