ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,686,434, issued on July 21, was assigned to Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Apparatus and method for controlling motor-driven power steering system" was invented by Tae Hong Kim (Yongin-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for controlling a motor-driven power steering system. The apparatus for controlling a motor-driven power steering system includes an input/output interface connected to a motor angle sensor, a steering angle sensor, and a position controller, and a processor connected to the input/output interface, wherein, when a failure occurs in the motor angle sen...