US Patent Issued to Hyundai Motor, Kia on July 14 for "Upper rail structure for vehicle" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,679,467, issued on July 14, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Upper rail structure for vehicle" was invented by Jaeha Shim (Goyang-Si, South Korea), Juwon Lee (Hwaseong-Si, South Korea), Jae Hoon Jung (Pyeongtaek-Si, South Korea), Songjae Jeong (Seongnam-Si, South Korea), ChulHyun Kim (Pyeongtaek-Si, South Korea) and Bong Guen Kwon (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle-body-integrated upper rail structure is provided at an upper side of a door opening portion formed in a vehicle body and includes: a rail portion including a rail opening that provides a slidi...