ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,741,629, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Automatic coordinated control of vehicle and winch" was invented by Rijan Malla (Superior Township, Mich.) and Brian Link (Webster Township, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A winching control system and method for controlling a winching control system are provided. The winching control system may comprise a vehicle, comprising one or more front wheels and one or more rear wheels, one or more front axles and one or more rear axles, one or more powertrains, one or more braking mechanisms, and a steering mechanism. ...