US Patent Issued to Hyundai Motor, Kia on Oct. 14 for "Brake torque distribution device and distribution method of vehicle" (South Korean Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,441,316, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Brake torque distribution device and distribution method of vehicle" was invented by Gwi Chul Kim (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A brake torque distribution device for distributing braking torque to wheels of a vehicle includes: a receiving unit for receiving vehicle driving information including required braking torque; a regenerative braking unit for generating regenerative braking torque; a braking torque generating unit for generating braking torque; and a braking control unit for controlli...