ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,734,379, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to HYUNDAI MOBIS Co. LTD. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Vehicle, vehicle control apparatus, and vehicle fire suppressing apparatus" was invented by Jong Chan Park (Yongin-si, South Korea) and Hee Kyung Kang (Yongin-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a vehicle includes a vehicle body, a battery provided in an interior of the vehicle body, and a first channel connecting the vehicle body and the battery and having a passage, a port that is provided to be opened and closed is formed in the vehicle body, and the first channel connects the battery and the port."

The patent was filed...