US Patent Issued to Hyundai Motor, Kia on July 21 for "Rear subframe for vehicle" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,686,441, issued on July 21, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Rear subframe for vehicle" was invented by Won Hae Lee (Seoul, South Korea), Byung Joo Chung (Gunpo-si, South Korea), Jung Ju Kim (Hwaseong-si, South Korea) and Seung Hak Lee (Asan-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In an embodiment a subframe includes a front cross member extending in a lateral direction of a vehicle body; two side members symmetrically connected to both rear sides of the front cross member and extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle body and a rear cross member spaced rearward...