ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,219,875, issued on Feb. 4, was assigned to LG INNOTEK Co. LTD. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Power-generating apparatus" was invented by Myoung Lae Roh (Seoul, South Korea), Seung Yong Lee (Seoul, South Korea) and Hyung Eui Lee (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power-generating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a housing in which a fluid flows along the interior thereof and at least a portion of the wall surface thereof includes a flat surface formed of metal; a thermoelectric module disposed on the flat surface of the housing; and an insulating member disposed on the flat surface of the ...