US Patent Issued to Hyundai Motor, Kia on July 28 for "Reinforced structure of vehicle for absorbing side collision" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,691,945, issued on July 28, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Reinforced structure of vehicle for absorbing side collision" was invented by Seong-Su Shin (Seoul, South Korea) and Jang-Won Hong (Hwaseong, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A side lower structure of a vehicle includes a seat cross member disposed in a width direction of the vehicle and assembled to a floor panel of the vehicle, a seat cross member extension assembled to the seat cross member and connecting a side sill inner with the seat cross member, and inclined ribs formed in the width direction of the ve...