ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,702, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to HYUNDAI WIA Corp. (Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea).
"Drive axle assembly" was invented by Chang Hee Jeong (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea), Hee Joon Kim (Incheon, South Korea) and Bum Jae Lee (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drive axle assembly capable of reducing drag torque by eliminating an inner bearing seal from a wheel bearing and capable of reducing the generation of frictional noise at corrugations of a boot. The drive axle assembly includes a wheel bearing assembled with a wheel housing, an outer ring having a ring shape and including an outer-diameter portion secured ...