ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,459,330, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"System and method of controlling air conditioning system for vehicle" was invented by Ding Yuan Fu (Shandong, China), Hao Fu (Shandong, China), Xiao Rui Zhai (Shandong, China), Jingjing Shao (Shandong, China), Tae Hun Jung (Seoul, South Korea), Xiao Zhong Ding (Shandong, China), Qing Dong Hou (Shandong, China) and Xueshan Tang (Shandong, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system includes a plurality of sensors configured to sense an opening/closing of a door, fastening/unfastening of a seat safety belt, and change in ...