ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,434,774, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY (Seoul, South Korea) and KIA Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Vehicle structure" was invented by Seung Min Kang (Hwaseong-si, South Korea) and Joo Nam Kim (Seoul, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle structure includes a joint member having an upper side coupled to an A-pillar lower portion. The joint member has a rear coupled to a side sill and has a side coupled to a body front cross member. The A-pillar lower portion has a closed cross-section structure and has a lower end in surface contact with and coupled to the joint member. The side sill has a closed cros...