ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,649,511, issued on June 9, was assigned to Hangzhou TsingWayne Technology Co. Ltd. (Zhejiang, China).
"Steer-by-wire steering system having an off-axis steering system support column" was invented by Franco Cimatti (Pavullo nel Frignano, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a steering system comprising a rotatable steering wheel hub; a steering system support column including an off-axis section and an aligned section that are connected by a connection portion. The steering wheel hub is rotatably mounted on the aligned section, while the off-axis section is axially spaced from the steering wheel hub. The ...