US Patent Issued to Hyundai Motor, Kia on Sept. 30 for "Wheel structure, method of controlling wheel structure, and mobility including wheel structure" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,805, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Wheel structure, method of controlling wheel structure, and mobility including wheel structure" was invented by Ji Woo Ha (Suwon-si, South Korea), Tae Yu Kim (Suwon-si, South Korea), Hun Keon Ko (Anyang-si, South Korea) and Jea Kyoo An (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wheel structure includes a variable spoke configured to connect a wheel and a central shaft and having a length that varies in a radial direction of the wheel, a spoke driving unit configured to provide power for changing the length o...