US Patent Issued to Hyundai Motor, Kia on June 24 for "Integrated thermal management circuit for vehicles" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,337,657, issued on June 24, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Integrated thermal management circuit for vehicles" was invented by Sang Shin Lee (Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea), Ki Mok Kim (Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea) and Man Ju Oh (Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An integrated thermal management circuit for vehicles, includes a refrigerant line configured so that a refrigerant subsequently flows into a compressor and a refrigerant heater, the refrigerant discharged from the refrigerant heater passes through an internal condenser or an integrated chiller and then f...