US Patent Issued to Honda Motor on June 2 for "Wheel and omnidirectional moving device" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,643,342, issued on June 2, was assigned to Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).

"Wheel and omnidirectional moving device" was invented by Kanji Matsumoto (Saitama, Japan), Yuji Ushijima (Saitama, Japan), Wataru Yada (Saitama, Japan) and Ritsuya Oshima (Saitama, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wheel for an omnidirectional moving device includes an annular core body formed by connecting joint members in an annular shape, and free rollers rotatably supported by the core body. Each of the joint members includes a shaft portion having a first end and a second end, a first connecting portion provided at the first end, and a second connecting po...