US Patent Issued to Hyundai Motor, Kia, UIF (University Industry Foundation), Yonsei University on Sept. 1 for "Ionomer for fuel cell capable of self-assembly and method of preparing the same" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,725,820, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea), Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea) and UIF (University Industry Foundation), Yonsei University (Seoul, South Korea).

"Ionomer for fuel cell capable of self-assembly and method of preparing the same" was invented by Il Seok Chae (Seoul, South Korea), Jong Kil Oh (Yongin-si, South Korea), Jong Hak Kim (Seoul, South Korea), Du Yeol Ryu (Seoul, South Korea) and So Youn Lee (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An embodiment ionomer for a fuel cell includes a copolymer having no carbon-oxygen bond, wherein the copolymer includes hydrophilic moieties d...