US Patent Issued to Deere & Co. on Oct. 6 for "Steering column" (American, Indian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,752,831, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to Deere & Co. (Moline, Ill.).

"Steering column" was invented by Derek D. Hruska (Cresco, Iowa), Sushant Ramnath Wagh (Pune, India) and Christopher J. Mefford (Vinton, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A steering column for a vehicle comprises an upper component, an intermediate component, an adjustable linkage, a first adjustment lock, and a second adjustment lock. The upper component is pivotable about a first axis and includes a first positioning portion. The upper component supports a steering shaft for steering the vehicle. The intermediate component is pivotable relative to the upper compone...