ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,441,158, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to BYD Co. Ltd. (Shenzhen, China).

"Valve set integrated module, vehicle thermal management system, and vehicle" was invented by Shibai Li (Shenzhen, China), Wei Jin (Shenzhen, China), Min Xu (Shenzhen, China), Meijiao Ye (Shenzhen, China) and Yuzhong Li (Shenzhen, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An integrated valve module includes a body including first flow channel that includes a first branch channel; an interface disposed on the body and including an indoor condenser outlet interface, an outdoor heat exchanger inlet interface, and a first interface of a motor heat exchanger; and a valve s...