US Patent Issued to Steering Solutions IP Holding on April 7 for "Electronic power steering system rack force observer vehicle diagnostics" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,594,987, issued on April 7, was assigned to Steering Solutions IP Holding Corp. (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"Electronic power steering system rack force observer vehicle diagnostics" was invented by Clinton L. Schumann (Holly, Mich.), Scott T. Sanford (Swartz Creek, Mich.), Geoff Bauer (Oxford, Mich.) and Joseph A. LaBarbera (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A number of illustrative variations may include a method for use in a vehicle having an electronic steering system, a position control module, an electronic steering system rack force observer, and a rack force observer vehicle diagnostic, wherein the method includes the...