ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,600,199, issued on April 14, was assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY (Seoul, South Korea) and KIA Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Heat pump system for a vehicle" was invented by Seong-Bin Jeong (Hwaseong-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A heat pump system for a vehicle includes a compressor, a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) module, a heat-exchanger, a first expansion valve, a first connection line, a second expansion valve, and a heat-exchange module. The heat exchange module is configured to exchange heat between a coolant and a refrigerant, and to exchange heat between a high-temperature refrigerant and a l...