ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,715,427, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY (Seoul, South Korea) and KIA Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Hybrid car and method for controlling same" was invented by Dong Hwan Kwak (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Sueng Ho Lee (Seoul, South Korea) and Jeong Mo Jang (Yongin-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hybrid vehicle and a method for controlling there same, includes a motor provided with a resolver configured for detecting a first rotation angle of the motor, and connected to a crankshaft of an engine through a predetermined connecting means; a rotation angle sensor configured for detecting a second rotati...