ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,560,001, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea), Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea) and SL Corp. (Daegu, South Korea).

"Charging door assembly of vehicle" was invented by Yong-Won Jeong (Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea), Jeong-Ho Byeon (Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea), Chan Joo Moon (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea), Hyung-Jin Park (Incheon, South Korea), Ji-Hun Kim (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea) and Dong-Ho Ha (Daegu, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein is a charging door assembly of a vehicle, which improves operability when opened and reduces a protruding amount. The charging door assembly of a vehicle a...