ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,370,865, issued on July 29, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Heat pump system of vehicle" was invented by Wan Je Cho (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Yong Woong Cha (Yongin-si, South Korea), Seong-Bin Jeong (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Man Hee Park (Suwon-si, South Korea), Jae Yeon Kim (Hwaseong-si, South Korea) and Dong Seok Oh (Hwaseong-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A heat pump system of a vehicle includes a first cooling device including a battery module and a first line for circulating a coolant, an air conditioner unit including a compressor, an internal condenser...