US Patent Issued to Hyundai Motor, Kia on July 14 for "Drive module and movable object including the same" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,679,158, issued on July 14, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Drive module and movable object including the same" was invented by Jea Kyoo An (Seoul, South Korea), Hun Keon Ko (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Joo Young Chun (Hwaseong-si, South Korea) and Jun Hwan Park (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drive module including a wheel configured to rotate about a first rotation axis extending in a first direction, a first frame coupled to the wheel, a second frame configured to move relative to the first frame, a link unit configured to connect the first frame and the s...