ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,781,693, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Korens Global Co. Ltd. (Yangsan-si, South Korea).

"Trap adapter for exhaust gas recirculation valve and exhaust gas recirculation valve including the same" was invented by Young Kwon Kim (Busan, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A trap adapter for an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valve and an EGR valve including the same are provided, the EGR valve including: a valve housing including a flow passage through which exhaust gas of an engine passes; a valve flap disposed inside the flow passage and configured to open and close the flow passage; an exhaust duct disposed on one side of the v...