ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,624,900, issued on May 12, was assigned to Hyundai Wia Corp. (Changwon-si, South Korea) and Korens Inc. (Yangsan-si, South Korea).

"Heat exchanger" was invented by Hyeong Gi Lee (Uiwang-si, South Korea), Sang Min Lee (Uiwang-si, South Korea), Won Sang Lee (Yangsan-si, South Korea) and Do Gyu Kim (Busan, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A heat exchanger is disclosed. A first heat-exchanging plate, in which plural kinds of cooling water are circulated, and a second heat-exchanging plate, in which refrigerant is circulated, have respective independent flow channels to prevent mixing between the cooling water and the refrigerant. Th...