ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,715,307, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea), Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea) and HYUNDAI WIA Corp. (Changwon-si, South Korea).

"Apparatus and method for control electric vehicle" was invented by Taewoo Lee (Suwon-Si, South Korea), Jeong Won Song (Hwaseong-Si, South Korea), Sung Keun Lim (Hwaseong-Si, South Korea), JunSeok Park (Seoul, South Korea), Jong Chan Lee (Hanam-Si, South Korea) and Heon Kang (Hwaseong-Si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for controlling an electric vehicle includes a drive motor configured to generate power required for driving of the vehicle, a twin cl...