ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,552,442, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).
"Steering gear" was invented by Maximilian Bossecker (Hugelsheim, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure relates to a steering gear for a motor vehicle including a linearly displaceable steering shaft arranged in a non-rotatable manner and mounted on a first bearing point, and a second bearing point spaced apart in a longitudinal extension of the steering shaft. The steering shaft is in engagement with a rotatable gear element so that a rotation of the gear element affects a linear displacement of the steering shaft. ...