US Patent Issued to Hyundai Motor, Kia on July 8 for "Modular air conditioning system for electric vehicle" (South Korean Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,350,998, issued on July 8, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Modular air conditioning system for electric vehicle" was invented by Nam-Seok Yun (Hwaseong-Si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular air conditioning system for an electric vehicle is configured as an integrated module that performs in-vehicle air-cooling, in-vehicle air-heating, and battery cooling. The modular air conditioning system includes a dash panel making a division of the vehicle into a power electric (PE) system room in which a PE system for the vehicle is provided and a passenger compartment i...