US Patent Issued to Hyundai Motor, Kia on Oct. 20 for "Driving device" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,766,902, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Driving device" was invented by Geun Sang Yu (Gunpo-si, South Korea), Ho Seong Kang (Seoul, South Korea), Jun Hwan Park (Seoul, South Korea) and Hun Keon Ko (Anyang-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A driving device includes a wheel part with a wheel frame, and a wheel driving unit disposed at a center of the wheel frame to be able to rotate the wheel frame, an eccentric part connecting a vehicle body to the wheel part, and a suspension coupled to the wheel part and to the eccentric part. The suspension is ...