US Patent Issued to HYUNDAI MOTOR, KIA on April 22 for "Open-cathode-type fuel cell system and aerial vehicle using the same" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,283,725, issued on April 22, was assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY (Seoul, South Korea) and KIA Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Open-cathode-type fuel cell system and aerial vehicle using the same" was invented by In Seok Lee (Yongin-si, South Korea), Jeong Hee Park (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Ji Han Lee (Seongnam-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An open-cathode-type fuel cell system includes hollow fiber membranes, through which moisture contained in unreacted hydrogen discharged from a fuel cell stack is transferred to air flowing into the fuel cell stack, and an aerial vehicle using the same. The open-cathode-type fuel cell ...