ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,378,040, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to BDCI Co. LTD. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Press-fit structure and food packaging wrap using same" was invented by Seomin Lee (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Proposed is a press-fit structure for sealing fastened portions while detachably fastening a first member and a second member to each other, the improved press-fit structure including: a male seal formed to protrude to a predetermined length on the first member, a female seal formed on the second member in a groove shape corresponding to the length of the male seal, and configured such that the male seal is press-fitted thereint...