US Patent Issued to RINUC on July 14 for "Steer drive wheel mechanism" (South Korean Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,679,443, issued on July 14, was assigned to RINUC Inc. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Steer drive wheel mechanism" was invented by Whang Cho (Bucheon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosed invention introduces a steer-drive wheel mechanism, suitable for applications like mobile platforms, featuring two motors mounted on the platform. This design enables an unrestricted steering angle for the wheel without encountering challenges in delivering power and control signals to the motors. The two motors collaborate through two coaxially arranged axes in driving and steering the wheel, ensuring optimal power utilization and minimi...