ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,686,922, issued on July 21, was assigned to WONIK IPS Co. LTD. (Pyeongtaek-si, South Korea).

"Substrate processing apparatus" was invented by Tae Dong Kim (Osan-si Gyeonggi-do, South Korea), Jung Hwan Lee (Osan-si Gyeonggi-do, South Korea), Cheong Hwan Jeong (Anseong-si Gyeonggi-do, South Korea), Sung Ho Roh (Yongin-si Gyeonggi-do, South Korea), Young Jun Kim (Pyeongtaek-si Gyeonggi-do, South Korea), Moon Chul Kum (Gwangmyeong-si Gyeonggi-do, South Korea), Chan Soo Park (Osan-si Gyeonggi-do, South Korea), Mi Sook Kim (Yongin-si Gyeonggi-do, South Korea) and Yong Ki Kim (Hwaseong-si Gyeonggi-do, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "...