ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,214,757, issued on Feb. 4, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea), Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea) and DY Auto Corp. (Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea).

"Washer fluid distribution device and method of distributing washer fluid" was invented by Jong Min Park (Seoul, South Korea), Nak Kyoung Kong (Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea), Seung Sik Han (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea), Ki Hong Lee (Seoul, South Korea) and Min Wook Park (Incheon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A washer fluid distribution device includes a plurality of nozzle units formed consecutively, a transfer conduit configured to pass through the plurality of nozzle...