ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,703,307, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Umbrella storage apparatus for vehicle" was invented by Suk Won Hong (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea), Gil Ju Kim (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea), Jong Seok Han (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea), Sang Hwi Yoon (Incheon, South Korea), Sang Man Seo (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea), Sang Do Park (Seoul, South Korea) and Sang Hyeok Yun (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An umbrella storage apparatus for a vehicle may include a housing provided in an interior of the vehicle and equipped with a loading space for storing an umbr...