ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,679,164, issued on July 14, was assigned to DAEWON KANG UP Co. LTD. (Cheonan-si, South Korea).

"Stabilizer bar assembly with variable roll stiffness" was invented by Yu Won Seo (Anyang-si, South Korea), Won Yeong Kim (Incheon, South Korea) and Ki Yong Kim (Anyang-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a stabilizer bar assembly with variable roll stiffness operating such that lower stiffness acts during straight driving and higher stiffness acts during cornering. The assembly includes an outer housing secured to a first stabilizer bar to rotate together and having a hollow space inside, an inner h...