ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,740, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY (Seoul, South Korea) and KIA Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Chassis frame of a vehicle" was invented by Won Hae Lee (Seoul, South Korea), Nam Ho Kim (Gwangmyeong-si, South Korea), Dae Ki Jeong (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Mi Ran Park (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Min Seok Kim (Seoul, South Korea), Ha Yeon Kwon (Seoul, South Korea), Byung Joo Chung (Gunpo-si, South Korea), Byong Cheol Kim (Seoul, South Korea), Seung Hak Lee (Asan-si, South Korea) and Su Jin Lee (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A chassis frame of a vehicle includes a deck mounting bracket to mount...