US Patent Issued to Hyundai Motor, Kia on Oct. 28 for "Polymer electrolyte membrane for fuel cells and method for manufacturing the same" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,456,746, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Polymer electrolyte membrane for fuel cells and method for manufacturing the same" was invented by Jong Kil Oh (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea), In Yu Park (Seoul, South Korea) and Bo Ki Hong (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are a polymer electrolyte membrane for fuel cells which has improved handling properties and mechanical strength by employing symmetric-type laminated composite films and a method for manufacturing the same."

The patent was filed on Dec. 19, 2022, under Application No. 18/083,...