ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,589,704, issued on March 31, was assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY (Seoul, South Korea) and KIA Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Rear vehicle body structure" was invented by Taeou Park (Seoul, South Korea), Sung Hoon Cho (Bucheon-si, South Korea) and Heedae Oh (Suwon-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rear vehicle body structure includes a cabin portion made of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) material, and a rear partition panel mounted to the rear of the cabin portion."
The patent was filed on May 15, 2023, under Application No. 18/197,315.
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