US Patent Issued to HYUNDAI MOTOR, KIA on May 13 for "System for controlling interior lighting of mobility device" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,747, issued on May 13, was assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY (Seoul, South Korea) and KIA Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"System for controlling interior lighting of mobility device" was invented by Sung Ho Park (Seoul, South Korea) and Wan Hee Hong (Gunpo-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for controlling interior lighting of a mobility device may change a lighting environment inside a mobility device based on outside environmental factors and the state of an occupant, thereby improving an interior aesthetic property, ensuring the occupant's convenience, and enabling safe traveling."

The patent was filed on July 2...