ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,528,335, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Thermal management system for vehicle" was invented by Jong Won Kim (Cheonan-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In an embodiment, a thermal management system for a vehicle includes a refrigerant circuit having a compressor, a condenser, an expansion valve, and an evaporator, all connected via refrigerant lines, so that refrigerant passes and circulates therethrough, a coolant circuit having a water pump, a chiller, a water heater, a heater core, and a battery coolant passage through a coolant line, a bypass ...