ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,550,613, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to LG INNOTEK Co. LTD. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Thermoelectric element" was invented by Man Hue Choi (Seoul, South Korea), Sue Kyung Oh (Seoul, South Korea) and Jong Min Lee (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A thermoelectric element according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes a first metal substrate including a first through-hole formed therein, a first insulating layer disposed on the first metal substrate and including a second through-hole formed at a position corresponding to the first through-hole, a first electrode part disposed on the first insulating layer...