US 12,376,582 B2
Mosquito repellent system and method for operating the same
Ki Chang Kim, Gyeonggi-do (KR); and Dong Chul Park, Gyeonggi-do (KR)
Assigned to Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed by Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed on Nov. 8, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/388,085.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2023-0071324 (KR), filed on Jun. 2, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0397934 A1, Dec. 5, 2024
Int. Cl. A01M 29/18 (2011.01); B60R 99/00 (2009.01)
CPC A01M 29/18 (2013.01) [B60R 99/00 (2013.01); A01M 2200/012 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A mosquito repellent system, comprising:
a passenger detection device configured to detect a passenger in a vehicle;
a mosquito recognition device configured to recognize a mosquito;
a first ultrasonic device and a second ultrasonic device configured to generate and radiate an ultrasonic wave; and
a control device configured to:
obtain information about the passenger using the passenger detection device;
determine whether there is a mosquito in the vehicle using the mosquito recognition device; and
control at least one of the first ultrasonic device or the second ultrasonic device, or a combination thereof to radiate the ultrasonic wave based on the information about the passenger in response to determining that there is the mosquito in the vehicle.