ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,409,701, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to HYUNDAI MOBIS Co. LTD. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Air vent" was invented by Seung Cheol Kim (Suwon-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An air vent includes a duct including an inlet and an outlet, a mesh cover including a plurality of mesh holes communicating with the outlet of the duct, a wing provided in the duct and configured to laterally adjust a wind direction, air dampers which move forward and backward directions in the duct, wherein the air damper opens and closes the gap between the duct outlet and the mesh cover."
The patent was filed on May 3, 2024, under Application No. 18...