ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,753,647, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea), Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea) and WINNERCOM Co. LTD. (Gimhae-si, South Korea).

"Vehicle door pinch detection device" was invented by Hyung-Sik Choi (Hwaseong-Si, South Korea), Jae-Seung Lee (Hwaseong-Si, South Korea), Ho-Dong Kim (Hwaseong-Si, South Korea), Sang-Hyun Lee (Hwaseong-Si, South Korea), Hak-Hui Choi (Bucheon-Si, South Korea), Eui-Suk Jeong (Bucheon-Si, South Korea), Jun-Young Shin (Suwon-Si, South Korea) and Hu-Min Jung (Hanam-Si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle door pinch detection apparatus includes a door provided on one...