ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,583,529, issued on March 24, was assigned to Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Cowl cross structure" was invented by Ik Keun Choi (Yongin-si, South Korea) and Min Kyeong Lee (Yongin-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cowl cross structure including a cowl portion disposed in a driver's seat section in a width direction of a vehicle, the cowl portion including a cowl upper and a cowl lower and a crash pad portion provided in a structure extending from the cowl portion, and disposed between a center fascia section and a passenger's seat section of the vehicle, the crash pad portion including a glovebox accommodati...