US Patent Issued to FCA US on March 24 for "Decoupled driver controls module for vehicle" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,583,507, issued on March 24, was assigned to FCA US LLC (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"Decoupled driver controls module for vehicle" was invented by Travis D Bechtel (Auburn Hills, Mich.), Zachary A Luetzen (Auburn Hills, Mich.) and Brandon F Brady (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A decoupled driver controls module is configured to be selectively attached to and repositionable within a vehicle, and includes a pedal/steering integration structure configured to removably couple to the vehicle, a steer-by-wire steering column, and a steering column feedback actuator configured to provide one or more signals indicative of a stee...