ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,933, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Independent steering system" was invented by Sehyun Chang (Suwon-Si, South Korea), Sang Woo Hwang (Seoul, South Korea), Min Jun Kim (Busan, South Korea) and Young II Sohn (Yongin-Si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An independent steering system includes a knuckle fastened to inside of a wheel and driven integrally with the wheel, an upper arm fastened to an upper end portion of the knuckle, a lower arm fastened to a lower end portion of the knuckle, a steering motor positioned on the lower arm, and a steering ...