US Patent Issued to Schaeffler Technologies on June 30 for "Combined electric motor beam axle assembly and steering actuator assembly" (Ohio, Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,668,297, issued on June 30, was assigned to Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).

"Combined electric motor beam axle assembly and steering actuator assembly" was invented by Christopher Shamie (Wooster, Ohio), Allen McAfoos (Wooster, Ohio) and Shaun Tate (Grand Blanc, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electric vehicle module assembly including a steering actuator sub-assembly connected to a beam axle sub-assembly. The steering actuator sub-assembly provides multiple functions, including the inherent function of the steering actuator to improve the turning radius of the electric vehicle, as well as positioni...