ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,523,562, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Apparatus and method for monitoring hydrogen storage system of vehicle" was invented by Hae Pin Choi (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one aspect, an apparatus and a method for monitoring a hydrogen storage system of a vehicle to always monitor the hydrogen storage system of the vehicle are provided. The apparatus comprises a first temperature sensor that measures an internal temperature of a hydrogen tank, a second temperature sensor that measures an outdoor temperature, a comparator that dete...