ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,715,269, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea), Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea) and (IUCF-HYU) Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University (Seoul, South Korea).
"Air vent structure" was invented by Yoon Hyung Lee (Seongnam-si, South Korea), Yong Chul Kim (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Seong Min An (Seoul, South Korea), Se Jin Yook (Seoul, South Korea) and Su Hoon Park (Seoul, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to an air vent structure and, more specifically, to a slim air vent structure provided in a vehicle interior and using a Coanda effect. The ai...