US Patent Issued to Hyundai Motor, Kia on Sept. 1 for "Front vehicle body structure" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,722,714, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Front vehicle body structure" was invented by Hyunsik Kim (Seoul, South Korea) and Sehoon Jung (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A front vehicle body structure includes a side member disposed on a front of a vehicle body, a lower reinforcement member, a portion of which is provided inside the side member, and a joint bulk head provided inside the side member and connected to a front of the lower reinforcement member."

The patent was filed on Sept. 19, 2023, under Application No. 18/370,167.

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