ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,275,453, issued on April 15, was assigned to Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Fastening apparatus for vehicle" was invented by Hyun Jin Woo (Yongin-si, South Korea), Hyoun Young Oh (Yongin-si, South Korea) and Ho Youn Hwang (Yongin-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fastening apparatus for a vehicle may include: first fastener fixed to a first structure, a case fixed to the second structure and configured to have the first fastener inserted into an one side of the case, an elevation unit installed within the case in a way to be movable up and down, a second fastener rotatably supported against the elevation unit...