ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,752,587, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Air-cooled battery for vehicle" was invented by Seon Ung Youn (Sejong-si, South Korea), Jun Young Lim (Seoul, South Korea) and Kyung Sang Yu (Uijeongbu-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An air-cooled battery for a vehicle includes a battery mounted on a floor of the vehicle and cooled by air, and a cooling duct having a first portion that is connected to the battery and extends in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle and a second portion that is branched from the first portion in a width direction of the v...