ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,704,227, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Pressure vessel" was invented by Kwan Ho Lee (Seongnam-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pressure vessel includes a liner configured to store a target fluid and including a boss provided at an end thereof, a reinforcement layer surrounding a periphery of the liner, and a thermal conduction member provided between the liner and the reinforcement layer and having a first end in contact with the boss and a second end in contact with the liner at a target position. The thermal conduction member is configured ...