ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,691,729, issued on July 28, was assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY (Seoul, South Korea) and KIA Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Heat pump system for a vehicle" was invented by Hoyoung Jeong (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Hochan An (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Yeonho Kim (Seoul, South Korea), Gwi Taek Kim (Cheonan-si, South Korea), Man Hee Park (Suwon-si, South Korea), Yeong Jun Kim (Incheon, South Korea), Jae Yeon Kim (Hwaseong-si, South Korea) and Jeawan Kim (Hwaseong-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A heat pump system for a vehicle may efficiently adjust a temperature of a battery module by using a chiller where a refrigerant and...