US Patent Issued to Hyundai Motor, Kia, Hyundai Mobis on Oct. 20 for "Alcohol sensing system and method for controlling the same" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,766,954, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea), Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea) and Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Alcohol sensing system and method for controlling the same" was invented by Seul Ki Jeon (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Eung Hwan Kim (Seoul, South Korea), Yu Jin Jung (Seoul, South Korea), Yeon Su Kim (Gunpo-si, South Korea) and Chang Won Lee (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An embodiment alcohol sensing system includes an air duct including a first opening and a second opening, the first opening being opened to an outside of the air duct, and a sensor module ...