ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,781,368, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY (Seoul, South Korea), KIA Corp. (Seoul, North Korea) and UIF (University Industry Foundation), Yonsei University (Seoul, South Korea).

"Hydrogen generation and carbon dioxide storage system for producing alkali bicarbonate" was invented by Yun Su Lee (Yongin-si, South Korea), Ji Hoon Jang (Suwon-si, South Korea), Dongil Lee (Goyang-si, South Korea) and Yongsung Jo (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hydrogen generation and carbon dioxide storage system for producing an alkali bicarbonate is provided. The system may include: a metal-carbon dioxide battery com...