ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,545,093, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Hydro-mount" was invented by Jae Hyung Yun (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Jang Ho Kim (Yongin-si, South Korea), Hyo Seok Kim (Gwangmyeong-si, South Korea), Gu Gyun Kwon (Incheon, South Korea), Sang Hoon Han (Hwaseong-si, South Korea) and Seung Won Kim (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hydro engine mount for a vehicle may include a locking body including a plurality of locking portions; a body plate including a plurality of fastening grooves configured to be fastened to the plurality of locking portions, ...