US Patent Issued to Hyundai Motor, Kia on Oct. 27 for "Wheel assembly and vehicle including the same" (South Korean Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,900, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Wheel assembly and vehicle including the same" was invented by Jea Kyoo An (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wheel assembly can include a wheel that is rotated about a reference rotation axis extending in an axial direction of the wheel assembly, a motor that is operated to provide rotational power to the wheel, a disk connected to the motor and that is rotated about the reference rotation axis together with at least a portion of the motor, and a brake module disposed between the wheel and the motor i...