ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,636,951, issued on May 26, was assigned to Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).

"In-wheel driving device" was invented by Kyeong Ho Shin (Yongin-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are in-wheel driving devices. The devices include a wheel bearing including a hub and an outer ring disposed outward of the hub in a radial direction, a speed reducer including a carrier coupled to a wheel, an annular sealing member disposed between the hub and the carrier and brought into close contact with the carrier to seal lubricant oil supplied into the speed reducer, and wheel bolts that couple the wheel and the carrier and p...