ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,391,234, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY (Seoul, South Korea) and KIA Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Device for controlling hybrid vehicle and method thereof" was invented by Seung Woo Ha (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device and method for controlling a hybrid vehicle. The device includes a connection device that provides a connection interface with a hybrid vehicle network, and a controller that collects driving data through the connector, determines a driving state based on the driving data, generates a driving pattern according to a transition of the driving state, and controls driving of ...