ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,681,067, issued on July 14, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Apparatus for diagnosing battery of vehicle, battery diagnostic method thereof, and vehicle system comprising same" was invented by Jung Hyun Lee (Yongin-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure relates to an apparatus for diagnosing a battery of a vehicle, the apparatus being capable of performing reliable diagnosis with respect to low voltage of a battery of a vehicle, a battery diagnostic method thereof, and a vehicle system including the same. The apparatus may include a voltage sensor measuring...