ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,752,840, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Apparatus and method for controlling four-wheel independent steering vehicle" was invented by Jong Min Lee (Yongin-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for controlling a four-wheel independent steering vehicle includes: a sensor module; and a processor configured to perform parking through selective control of a front-wheel drive module and a rear-wheel drive module in consideration of at least one of an angle between the four-wheel independent steering vehicle and a parking surface, a position and shape of the parking surface, ...