US Patent Issued to Hyundai Motor, Kia on Dec. 16 for "Vehicle lower structure for mounting battery" (South Korean Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,887, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Vehicle lower structure for mounting battery" was invented by Yong Soo Han (Yongin-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle lower structure for mounting a battery includes a floor panel, a first transverse cross member mounted on the floor panel, a first longitudinal cross member mounted on the floor panel and having one end overlapped with and coupled to the first transverse cross member, and a first battery mounting part coupled to a first overlapping portion in which the first transverse cross member ...