ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,597,617, issued on April 7, was assigned to KOLON INDUSTRIES INC. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Fuel cell membrane humidifier" was invented by Do Woo Kim (Seoul, South Korea), Kyoung Ju Kim (Seoul, South Korea), Na Hyun Ahn (Seoul, South Korea) and In Ho Kim (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a fuel cell membrane humidifier in which a gap between an inner case and a mid-case constituting a cartridge is sealed to prevent off-gas from being bypassed. The disclosed fuel cell membrane humidifier includes: a mid-case having a partition wall partitioning an internal space; a first cap fastened to one ...