ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,779,705, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY (Seoul, South Korea) and KIA Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Assembly structure and robot including the same" was invented by Beom Su Kim (Yongin-si, South Korea), Hyun Seop Lim (Anyang-si, South Korea), Dong Hyun Lee (Ansan-si, South Korea), Dong Jin Hyun (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Ju Young Yoon (Suwon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An assembly structure, such as for connecting a robot arm and a gripper or other such components, includes an assembling part and a coupling part provided above the assembling part. The assembling part includes a body and a flange ...