ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,629,985, issued on May 19, was assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY (Seoul, South Korea) and KIA Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Thermal management system for a vehicle" was invented by Jong Won Kim (Cheonan-si, South Korea) and Wan Je Cho (Hwaseong-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A thermal management system for a vehicle includes a refrigerant circuit having an accumulator, a compressor, a refrigerant-air heat exchanger, a first expansion valve, and an evaporator. The thermal management system further including a heating system that is composed of a water pump, a coolant heater, and a heater core. The system further including a ...