ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,281,757, issued on April 22, was assigned to AETHER CT Co. LTD. (Busan, South Korea).

"Pressure vessel" was invented by Seok-Bong Heo (Jeonju-si, South Korea), Sang-Jin Jeon (Jeonju-si, South Korea) and Jae-Sung Park (Jeonju-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a pressure vessel intended for storing up a fluid having high pressure, and more specifically, to a pressure vessel capable of enabling a sealing pad made of an elastic material to effectively prevent the fluid from flowing out from a bonding portion of a nozzle and a liner. The pressure vessel includes: a liner formed to be hollow so as to enable its inside t...