US Patent Issued to Hendrickson USA on July 28 for "Steering centering/damping mechanism for heavy-duty vehicles" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,691,938, issued on July 28, was assigned to Hendrickson USA LLC (Schaumburg, Ill.).

"Steering centering/damping mechanism for heavy-duty vehicles" was invented by Andrew L. Bradley (Mount Vernon, Ohio), Scott Kohler (Danville, Ohio), Ken Mutzner (Logan, Ohio), Michael Andrew Power (Granville, Ohio), Michael Sheridan (Lancaster, Ohio), John Slonaker (Granville, Ohio) and Andrew J. Westnedge (Granville, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A steering centering/damping mechanism for a steerable axle/suspension system of a heavy-duty vehicle, the steering centering/damping mechanism comprising a mechanically-operated structure including a tor...