US Patent Issued to Hyundai Motor, Kia on April 21 for "Tailgate hinge mounting structure" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,605,993, issued on April 21, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Tailgate hinge mounting structure" was invented by HaeHoon Lee (Seoul, South Korea), Jungho Lee (Suwon-si, South Korea), Chan Woong Jeon (Incheon, South Korea), Chulhee Heo (Hwaseong-si, South Korea) and ChangHak Kang (Hwaseong-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An embodiment relates to a tailgate hinge mounting structure that includes a roof rail disposed in a width direction of a vehicle body, a rear end module connected with the roof rail, a tailgate hinge connected with the roof rail and the rear end m...