US Patent Issued to Hyundai Motor, Kia on Sept. 29 for "Through mount fixed type battery apparatus and electric vehicle thereof" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,746,807, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Through mount fixed type battery apparatus and electric vehicle thereof" was invented by Kwang-Hee An (Bucheon-si, South Korea) and Deok-Hwa Hong (Suwon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electric vehicle includes a floor panel, a seat cross member positioned at the floor panel, the seat cross member including an upper bracket and a lower bracket that define an internal structure therebetween, and a battery apparatus. The battery apparatus includes a battery module disposed below the floor panel, and a ...