ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,374,953, issued on July 29, was assigned to Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Anti-erosion structure of motor including a ground structure" was invented by Yong Ho Kim (Seoul, South Korea) and Bit Na Lee (Suwon-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An anti-erosion structure of a motor includes a housing configured to accommodate a stator, a rotor disposed inside the stator, and a shaft disposed inside the rotor; a rear cover coupled to a rear side of the housing; and a ground structure configured to ground the shaft. The ground structure includes a ground bearing installed on the shaft, and a conductor bar having one...