ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,438,221, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Renewable energy transfer system and method" was invented by Dong Hyun Ha (Seoul, South Korea), Jung Hun Choi (Hwaseong-Si, South Korea) and Jae Wung Jung (Bucheon-Si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A renewable energy transfer system includes a storage configured to store renewable energy; a transportation configured to transport the storage; and a cabin configured to charge and store the storage, wherein the cabin includes a support portion for supporting the storage, an accommodation portion formed in at lea...