ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,448,835, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to SEMES Co. LTD (Cheonan-si, South Korea).

"Fireproof shutter and transport apparatus including the same" was invented by Jong Suk Choi (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Sang Hui Lee (Andong-si, South Korea), Jung Un Kim (Busan, South Korea), Myeong Jin Bang (Seoul, South Korea) and Sang Wook Kang (Cheonan-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fireproof shutter includes a frame having an opening through which a transport rail for movement of a transport vehicle passes, the opening being divided into an upper opening and a lower opening based on the transport rail, an upper door mounted on th...