ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,771,015, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Vehicle, control method thereof, and antenna device" was invented by Sang Heun Lee (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An antenna apparatus includes a bottom member mounted on the vehicle, an antenna module including at least one antenna and disposed on a first portion of the bottom member, at least one light emitting element disposed on a second portion of the bottom member, and a cover member coupled to the bottom member to surround the antenna module and the at least one light emitting element therein....