ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,428,063, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Vehicle front structure" was invented by Ji Woong Park (Hwaseong-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An embodiment vehicle front structure including a front subframe disposed in a lower portion of a front compartment of a vehicle, the front subframe configured to support one or more front components, a guide member attached to a lower portion of a dash panel, the dash panel dividing the front compartment and a passenger compartment, and the guide member including an inclined wall that is inclined downwardly...