ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,374,706, issued on July 29, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Nozzle heating device and fluid charging system" was invented by Dae Nyung Lee (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea) and Ji Hye Park (Seoul, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a nozzle heating device including a heating cover configured to cover a periphery of a nozzle configured to supply a charging fluid, and an induction heating unit disposed in the heating cover and configured to heat the nozzle by induction heating, thereby effectively inhibiting freezing of the nozzle."
The patent w...