ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,673,534, issued on July 7, was assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY (Seoul, South Korea) and KIA Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Thermal management system for a vehicle" was invented by Seong-Bin Jeong (Seongnam-si, South Korea) and Yong Woong Cha (Yongin-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A thermal management system for a vehicle includes: a first valve module configured to control flow of a coolant that is interiorly introduced according to at least one mode for a temperature adjustment of a vehicle interior, a temperature adjustment of an electrical component, and a temperature adjustment of a battery module; and a second valve m...