ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,435,548, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to HYUNDAI MOBIS Co. LTD. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Door handle emergency extension system for vehicle and control method thereof" was invented by Dae Chang Jung (Yongin-Si, South Korea), Seok Hoon Ko (Yongin-si, South Korea) and Seok Min Lee (Yongin-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is configured to include a first energy-amplifying actuator configured to release a door locking mechanism by outputting energy greater than the energy received, a second energy-amplifying actuator configured to extend a door handle from a door by outputting energy greater than the energy...