ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,624,583, issued on May 12, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Sliding door device for vehicle" was invented by Jaeseung Lee (Whasung-Si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sliding door device includes: a door configured to open or close a door opening portion formed in a vehicle body; a lower arm including one end portion connected to an internal side of the door, and the other end portion configured to slide along a rail provided on the vehicle body; a lower arm carrier rotatably connected to the other end portion of the lower arm and configured to slide the lower arm whi...