ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,500,470, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY (Seoul, South Korea) and KIA Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Electric water pump" was invented by Seong-Bin Jeong (Seongnam-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electric water pump may include: a housing with a cooling water inlet and a cooling water outlet; and a stator assembly provided inside the housing. The stator assembly includes a stator core, a stator coil arranged on the stator core, insulation members insulating the stator core and the stator coil, and a stator cover provided to cover the stator core, the stator coil, and the insulation members. The el...