ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,265, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Apparatus for controlling diagnostic of a battery pack, battery system having the same and method thereof" was invented by Hyun Ki Cho (Anyang-Si, South Korea), Yoon Cheol Jeon (Suwon-Si, South Korea) and Jin Soo Jang (Yongin-Si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a battery pack diagnosis control apparatus, a battery system including the same, and a method thereof. An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure provides a battery system including: at least one battery pack; a...