ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,766,927, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to HANON SYSTEMS (Daejeon, South Korea).

"Heat pump system for vehicle" was invented by Dae Woong Lee (Daejeon, South Korea), Jae Hoon Kim (Daejeon, South Korea), Sang Gu Woo (Daejeon, South Korea) and Sung Je Lee (Daejeon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Heat pump system for a vehicle comprising a refrigerant line circulating through a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger, an expansion means, and an indoor heat exchanger, in which a refrigerant circulating through the indoor heat exchanger exchanges heat with air discharged to the interior; a first coolant line which circulates throug...