US Patent Issued to Hyundai Motor, Kia on March 18 for "Integrated thermal management system for a vehicle" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,984, issued on March 18, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Integrated thermal management system for a vehicle" was invented by Sang Shin Lee (Suwon-Si, South Korea), Man Ju Oh (Yongin-Si, South Korea), Ki Mok Kim (Hwaseong-Si, South Korea) and Uk Il Yang (Yongin-Si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An integrated thermal management system for a vehicle includes a refrigerant line; a first coolant line for circulating coolant and connecting a first radiator, the high-temperature core, a heating core of an internal air conditioner, and a high-voltage battery with each ...