ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,447,832, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY (Seoul, South Korea) and KIA Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Launch control system and method for an electric vehicle" was invented by Sung Hyun Cho (Yongin-si, South Korea), Soo Han Song (Seoul, South Korea), Seong Hwan Cheong (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Joseph D Chang (Suwon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A launch control system and method for an electric vehicle, which are capable of satisfying a driver's demand for a high-performance vehicle by realizing the high performance of the electric vehicle. The system and method maximize acceleration at an initial...