ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,741,494, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to DENSO Corp. (Kariya-city, Japan) and TODA RACING Co. Ltd. (Kurashiki, Japan).
"Wheel module" was invented by Yukio Toda (Kurashiki, Japan) and Yuta Suzuki (Kariya-city, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wheel module for a vehicle includes a tire, a steering unit, a driving unit, a braking unit, and a suspension mechanism. The steering unit is configured to output a steering force for the tire. The driving unit is configured to output a driving force for the tire. The braking unit is configured to output a braking force for the tire. The suspension mechanism is supported by an upper end f...