ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,162, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Micro vehicle" was invented by In Kyoung Mok (Hwaseong-si, South Korea) and Huen Sick Min (Hwaseong-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An embodiment micro vehicle includes a vehicle body and a chassis frame structure supporting the vehicle body. The vehicle body includes a front structure including a front damper mounting panel having a pair of front damper mounting bosses, a rear structure including a rear damper mounting panel having a pair of rear damper mounting bosses, and a pair of side panels."
The p...