ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,752,649, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"System and method for controlling vehicle battery" was invented by Hyung Seuk Ohn (Seoul, South Korea), Jung Hwan Bang (Seoul, South Korea), Dong Hoon Jeong (Seongnam-si, South Korea), Won Seok Jeon (Anyang-si, South Korea), Ki Sang Kim (Seoul, South Korea), Byeong Wook Jeon (Seoul, South Korea), Dong Hoon Won (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Hee Yeon Nah (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for controlling a vehicle battery includes a vehicle which includes a motor that provides a driving force or gener...