US Patent Issued to Hyundai Motor, Kia on July 28 for "Device for measuring odor and method for measuring odor using the same" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,693,280, issued on July 28, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Device for measuring odor and method for measuring odor using the same" was invented by Tae Hee Lee (Yongin-si, South Korea) and Dae Un Sung (Incheon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An embodiment device for measuring an odor includes a prechamber including an inlet and an outlet, a flow guide pipe disposed in the prechamber and connected between the inlet and the outlet in a predetermined pattern to allow air containing the odor to flow therethrough, a first sensor mounted to the inlet that measures a temper...