US Patent Issued to Hyundai Motor, Kia on Sept. 8 for "Four-wheel independent steering system and vehicles including same" (South Korean Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,918, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Four-wheel independent steering system and vehicles including same" was invented by Jeong Hwan Park (Hwaseong-Si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An independent steering system includes a knuckle fastened to a wheel, an upper arm connected at both ends to an upper end of the knuckle and a steering frame, respectively, a lower arm connected at both ends to a lower end of the knuckle and the steering frame, respectively, and a tie rod connecting the knuckle and the steering frame to each other."

The patent was...