US Patent Issued to Hyundai Motor, Kia, NIFCO KOREA, DY AUTO on Nov. 3 for "Quick connector hose" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,781,901, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea), Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea), NIFCO KOREA INC. (Asan-si, South Korea) and DY AUTO Corp. (Asian-si, South Korea).

"Quick connector hose" was invented by Jong Min Park (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Young Joo Cho (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Jae Hyoung Kim (Anyang-si, South Korea), Sin Won Kang (Anyang-si, South Korea) and Jong Hyun Jin (Anyang-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A quick connector hose assembly includes a body having one end connected to a hose, a connector fluidly connected to the hose and located in the body, a valve coupled to the...