ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,545,081, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea), Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea) and Doowon Climate Control Co. Ltd. (Asan-Si, South Korea).
"Heat pump system for vehicle" was invented by Jeawan Kim (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Jae Yeon Kim (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Man Hee Park (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Chul Min Kim (Asan-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A heat pump system for a vehicle can improve cooling and heating performance by increasing a flow amount of the refrigerant by employing a gas injection device selectively operated in at least one mode selected for air conditioning of a...