US Patent Issued to Hyundai Motor, Kia on Nov. 3 for "Vehicle body and vehicle body connection joint for vehicle" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,780,327, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Vehicle body and vehicle body connection joint for vehicle" was invented by Do Hoi Kim (Sejong, South Korea), Keon Chul Lee (Yongin, South Korea), Ju Chul Kim (Ulsan, South Korea) and Kang Chul Lee (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a vehicle body and a vehicle body connection joint for a vehicle, and the vehicle body connection joint for a vehicle includes a support body including a roof side part extending along a roof side, a pillar part extending along a pillar, and a roof cross part exten...