ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,401,074, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Battery thermal management system for vehicle" was invented by Yong Jae Kim (Suwon-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An embodiment battery thermal management system includes a first cooling circuit including a battery including battery cells, a second cooling circuit including a water pump for supplying and circulating coolant to the first cooling circuit, a coolant flow control valve connecting the first and second cooling circuits such that the coolant flows therethrough, the coolant flow control valve co...