ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,766,923, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to HANON SYSTEMS (Daejeon, South Korea).

"Vehicle air conditioner and control method therefor" was invented by Hae Sik Park (Daejeon, South Korea), Sung Ho Kim (Daejeon, South Korea), In Hyeok Kim (Daejeon, South Korea) and Dae Yeop Jeong (Daejeon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are a vehicle air conditioner and a control method therefor, the air conditioner masking the initial operating noise of an electric compressor with the operating sound of a BLDC blower motor, thereby reducing the noise heard by a user. The vehicle air conditioner cools and heats the interior space of ...