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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2020
Applicants:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
John Suh, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Youngbin Min, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Grey Parker, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Prasanna Natarajan, Aldie, VA (US);
Josiah LaColla, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
David Byron, Southfield, MI (US);
Lisa Savage, Wixom, MI (US);
Assignees:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 57/028 (2006.01); B60K 7/00 (2006.01); B25J 18/02 (2006.01); B25J 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 57/028 (2013.01); B25J 17/00 (2013.01); B25J 18/02 (2013.01); B60K 7/0007 (2013.01); B60K 2007/0092 (2013.01);
Abstract
New mobility components are provided that can enable a vehicle to traverse difficult terrain. In a particular aspect, vehicle leg components are provided that utilize unique degrees of freedom that can facilitate mobility. In a further aspect, vehicles are provided that contain such components.