ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,691,834, issued on July 28, was assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY (Seoul, South Korea), Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea) and HJ CORP. (Hwaseong-si, South Korea).

"Retroreflective piping sheet for vehicle interior decoration and manufacturing method thereof" was invented by Hye Min Lee (Suwon-si, South Korea), Se Won Yoon (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Ki Baek Yoon (Suwon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A retroreflective piping sheet for vehicle interior decoration includes a fabric layer having a fabric circular-knitted from a ply yarn of polyester and spandex, a retroreflective layer, disposed on a one side of the fabric layer...