US Patent Issued to Hyundai Motor, Kia on May 19 for "Hybrid electric vehicle and control method thereof" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,630,143, issued on May 19, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Hybrid electric vehicle and control method thereof" was invented by Sun Young Park (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea), Sung Deok Kim (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea), Joon Young Park (Seoul, South Korea) and Dae Ro Park (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are a hybrid electric vehicle having a transmission without a reverse (R) stage and capable of coping with a situation in which a connection state between a motor and an engine is unknown, and a control method thereof. The method includes, if a preset co...