ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,997, issued on April 29, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Heat pump system control method for vehicle" was invented by Jae Yeon Kim (Hwaseong-si, South Korea) and Wan Je Cho (Hwaseong-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A heat pump system for a vehicle includes a first cooling apparatus having a first radiator, a first water pump, an electrical component, a valve, and a branch line, which are connected by a first coolant line and circulate a first coolant by the first water pump to the electrical component; a second cooling apparatus including a second radiator and ...