ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,112, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Container-swappable vehicle and control method thereof" was invented by Jin Ho Hwang (Cheonan-Si, South Korea), Dong Eun Cha (Hwaseong-Si, South Korea) and Sang Heon Lee (Seoul, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A container-swappable vehicle includes a container including a container body for receiving a cargo loaded therein, a rotation shaft at a front end portion or a rear end portion thereof, and a coupling body surrounding an external circumferential surface of the rotation shaft, the rotation shaft and the...