US Patent Issued to Hyundai Motor, Kia on June 10 for "Hybrid vehicle and control method thereof" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,325,411, issued on June 10, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Hybrid vehicle and control method thereof" was invented by Dong Jun Shin (Whasung-Si, South Korea), Mingi Jeong (Whasung-Si, South Korea), Janghyo Lee (Whasung-Si, South Korea) and Tae Hyeong Kim (Whasung-Si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hybrid vehicle includes an engine which generates power by combustion of fuel; a drive motor which generates power, and is selectively operated as a generator to generate electrical energy; a battery which is connected to the drive motor and supplies electrical energy to...