ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,586,991, issued on March 24, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Fuel cell apparatus" was invented by Myung Jin Kim (Yongin, South Korea) and Ki Wook Ohm (Yongin, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fuel cell apparatus of the disclosure includes a fuel cell and a power distribution unit configured to distribute power generated in the fuel cell. The power distribution unit includes a power part and a cooling unit, which is disposed so as to be in contact with the power part to cool the power part and includes an inlet port configured to allow cooling fluid to be introduced ...