ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,861, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Suspension apparatus and method of controlling the same" was invented by Min Sub Lee (Yongin-si, South Korea), Jin Su Pyeon (Yongin-si, South Korea) and Sang Mu Lee (Yongin-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A suspension apparatus includes a frame, a first carrier and a second carrier connected to the frame and movable with respect to the frame, a first damper disposed in the frame and driven in response to the movement of the first carrier, a second damper disposed in the frame and driven in response to the movement of the second carrie...