US Patent Issued to Hyundai Motor, Kia, Hyundai Sungwoo Casting on Jan. 28 for "Wheel for reducing resonance noise in vehicle" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,211,474, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea), Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea) and Hyundai Sungwoo Casting Co. Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Wheel for reducing resonance noise in vehicle" was invented by Young Jin We (Seongnam-si, South Korea), Ji Hoon Jeong (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Jong Ju Lee (Chungju-si, South Korea), Da Woon Lim (Chungju-si, South Korea), Seong Hun Choi (Chungju-si, South Korea), Sang Bum Park (Chungju-si, South Korea) and Young Il Kim (Chungju-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wheel for reducing a resonance noise in a vehicle may include a cylindrical-shaped rim on...