ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,379,001, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea), Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea) and HYUNDAI WIA Corp. (Changwon-si, South Korea).
"Drive axle assembly" was invented by Sung Su Yoo (Suwon-Si, South Korea), Seok Ho Bae (Seoul, South Korea), Hee Il Kim (Hwaseong-Si, South Korea), Chang Hee Jeong (Yongin-Si, South Korea), Yeong Wook Cho (Uiwang-Si, South Korea) and Bum Jae Lee (Yongin-Si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drive axle assembly includes a wheel bearing mounted to an axle housing, a shaft assembly including a first shaft on an inboard side thereof to which a driving force of a power tr...