US Patent Issued to Hyundai Motor, Kia on May 20 for "Mosquito repellent apparatus and method for operating the same" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,302,889, issued on May 20, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Mosquito repellent apparatus and method for operating the same" was invented by Ki Chang Kim (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea) and Dong Chul Park (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mosquito repellent apparatus for repelling a mosquito in a vehicle using an ultrasonic wave and a method for operating the same is provided. The mosquito repellent apparatus includes a mosquito recognition device that detects a mosquito, an ultrasonic sensor that generates an ultrasonic signal, and a controller. The controller...