ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,500,053, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to LS ELECTRIC Co. LTD. (Anyang-si, South Korea).

"Arc path formation unit and direct current relay comprising same" was invented by Ha Su Kim (Anyang-si, South Korea), Jin Hee Park (Anyang-si, South Korea) and Young Jun Son (Anyang-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure discloses an arc path formation unit and a direct current relay including the same, which can effectively guide a generated arc to the outside, including a magnet holder unit disposed between the outside of an arc chamber and the inside of a frame and including a first holder and a second holder diff...