US Patent Issued to Hyundai Motor, Kia on July 28 for "Vehicle dash crossmember and vehicle body" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,691,947, issued on July 28, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Vehicle dash crossmember and vehicle body" was invented by Ji Woong Park (Hwaseong-si, South Korea) and Kyeong Jae Kim (Yongin-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An embodiment vehicle dash crossmember includes a cross portion extending in a width direction of a vehicle body and a front portion protruding from the cross portion toward a front of the vehicle body, wherein the front portion includes a plurality of through holes. An embodiment vehicle body may include a floor panel, the dash crossmember mounted ...