ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,454,317, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Front body structure" was invented by Byeongdo An (Anyang-si, South Korea) and Heeju Kim (Yongin-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A front body structure for mounting front structure parts including a front back beam unit, a sub-frame, and a fender apron upper member thereon includes: front side members provided on left and right sides, respectively, in a width direction of a vehicle body while extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, each front side member being manufactured of an alu...