US Patent Issued to Hyundai Motor, Kia on Nov. 18 for "Hybrid electric vehicle and method for controlling the same" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,932, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Hybrid electric vehicle and method for controlling the same" was invented by Hee Jin Shin (Gyeonggi-o, South Korea), Jeong Woo Park (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea), Tae Sic Park (Gyeonggi-o, South Korea) and Han Ho Son (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a hybrid electric vehicle comprising an engine configured to generate power by burning a fuel, first and second motor-generators configured to generate power or assist the engine, and a controller. The controller may be configured to set an ...