ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,766,905, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).

"Adjustment mechanism comprising a linear actuator, vehicle and method for operating a vehicle" was invented by Marcel Soltermann (Sankt Pantaleon, Switzerland) and Roy Schreffler (Bethlehem, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adjustment mechanism, in particular for a vehicle, for example a lawn mower, comprises a linear actuator, which has a motor, a transmission arrangement and a displaceable output element, and a manually operable actuation mechanism, wherein there is a coupling element which is displaceable relative to the ou...