ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,617,472, issued on May 5, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Locking unit for vehicle" was invented by Jin Ho Hwang (Cheonan-si, South Korea), Dong Eun Cha (Hwaseong-si, South Korea) and Sang Heon Lee (Seoul, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A locking unit of a vehicle may include a mounting portion having a plurality of mounting grooves formed on an upper surface thereof, wherein supporting legs of a vehicle interior portion are configured to be inserted into the mounting grooves, installing the vehicle interior portion in the indoor compartment of the vehicle; and a plura...