ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,589,793, issued on March 31, was assigned to Hostile Industries LLC (Anniston, Ala.).
"Vehicle steering actuation device" was invented by Michael Anthony Pearl (Gadsden, Ala.) and Michael Grant Pearl (Anniston, Ala.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle steering actuation device includes a power transfer coupling device configured to be coupled to a steering shaft within a steering column of a vehicle, the power transfer coupling device configured to be used in place of a vehicle steering wheel; an electric motor configured to rotate the power transfer coupling device to steer the vehicle, the electric motor being capable of producin...