ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,698,035, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Corner module apparatus for vehicle" was invented by Kyong Won Min (Yongin-si, South Korea), Tae Heon Lee (Yongin-si, South Korea), Won Hyok Choi (Yongin-si, South Korea) and Hyun Sik Han (Yongin-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A corner module includes a drive power generator configured to provide drive power to a wheel, a suspension connected to the drive power generator, and a first arm and a second arm spaced a distance apart from each other. A steering system is configured to support the suspension, to be rotated relatively to a veh...