ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,528,533, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).
"Steering device" was invented by Shotaro Odate (Saitama, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The steering device 1 is equipped with: a steering wheel 2 provided with a rim section 20 and spoke sections 25L and 25R; electrode devices 6L, 6R; and a steering control device 4 for detecting a change in the capacitance of the electrode devices 6L, 6R. The electrode devices 6L, 6R are respectively equipped with a first electrode section 61L, 61R provided to a spoke connection section 22L, 22R and which constitutes part of an inner-circumferential rim section 21. Radiall...