ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,441,137, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Motors Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Tire for vehicle" was invented by Jae Sung Jung (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea), Se Hwan Ku (Seoul, South Korea), Hyun Woo Hong (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea), Dae Hwan Jo (Seoul, South Korea) and Ju Ho Kim (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tire for a vehicle has a structure in which a plurality of air blocks are detachably mounted in a circumferential direction of the tire. The tire is similar to an airless tire, in which a plurality of spokes are connected to and arranged between a tread rim par...