ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,643,522, issued on June 2, was assigned to HYUNDAI MOBIS Co. LTD. (Seoul, South Korea) and INFAC (Suwon-si, South Korea).

"Brake apparatus for vehicle" was invented by Choong Sik Shin (Yongin-si, South Korea), Jong Hun Park (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Taek Jin Jang (Suwon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A brake apparatus for a vehicle may include: a drive unit configured to generate a rotational force in forward and reverse directions, a piston unit configured to be moved forward and backward in conjunction with the rotational force generated from the drive unit, a transfer gear unit configured to transfer the rotational fo...