ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,766,913, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY (Seoul, South Korea) and KIA Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Duct apparatus for a mobility vehicle" was invented by Bum Jin Kim (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Seo Ha Kang (Hanam-si, South Korea), Sun Eui Kim (Ansan-si, South Korea), Jin Won Kim (Pyeongtaek-si, South Korea) and Jun Young Lim (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A duct apparatus for a mobility vehicle secures an interior space by providing a battery case under a body floor, has a simplified cooling structure by cooling a battery module using inside air. The duct apparatus secures interior comport thr...