US Patent Issued to Hyundai Mobis on Nov. 4 for "In-wheel drive device and vehicle including the same" (South Korean Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,459,353, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).

"In-wheel drive device and vehicle including the same" was invented by Kyeong Ho Shin (Yongin-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An in-wheel drive device includes: a wheel bearing including a hub and an outer race spaced apart outward in a radial direction from the hub; and a speed reducer including a ring gear coupled to the wheel bearing. An outer surface of the ring gear, in the radial direction, and an inner surface of the wheel bearing, in the radial direction, adjoin to define first and second regions. The ring gear includes a protrud...