US Patent Issued to Steering Solutions IP Holding on April 21 for "Collapsible steering column assembly with releasably attached spring" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,606,231, issued on April 21, was assigned to Steering Solutions IP Holding Corp. (Saginaw, Mich.).

"Collapsible steering column assembly with releasably attached spring" was invented by Kevin J. Haubenstricker (Frankenmuth, Mich.), Brian J. Magnus (Frankenmuth, Mich.) and Travis L. Palmer (Frankenmuth, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A steering column assembly comprising an upper jacket, a lower jacket, a column mounting bracket operatively coupled to the lower jacket, and a spring extending from a first end to a second end. The upper jacket is telescopingly adjustable within the lower jacket over a range of driving positions betwe...