ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,741, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY (Seoul, South Korea) and KIA Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Sealing device and in-wheel motor including the same" was invented by Ki Tack Lim (Incheon, South Korea), Jae Young Jeun (Yongin-si, South Korea), Jeong Uk An (Suwon-si, South Korea), Kyung Ku Yeo (Gwangmyeong-si, South Korea), Kam Chun Lee (Seoul, South Korea), Yong Gyu Lee (Yongin-si, South Korea), Sung Min Hong (Seongnam-si, South Korea), Hong Wook Lee (Seongnam-si, South Korea) and Kyung Jun Lee (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides a sealing device and an in-wheel moto...