US Patent Issued to Hyundai Motor, Kia on Nov. 18 for "Anti-collision device and anti-collision method for vehicle using electromechanical brake" (South Korean Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,913, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Anti-collision device and anti-collision method for vehicle using electromechanical brake" was invented by Sang Bum Koh (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An anti-collision device for a vehicle utilizes an electromechanical brake (EMB). The anti-collision device is operable when the vehicle is parked in neutral, and may include a distance detection device for detecting a distance from a structure outside the vehicle, an EMB braking device for generating braking force in the vehicle, and an anti-col...