US Patent Issued to Steering Solutions IP Holding on Dec. 23 for "Externally translating, internally telescoping steering column assembly" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,503,151, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Steering Solutions IP Holding Corp. (Saginaw, Mich.).

"Externally translating, internally telescoping steering column assembly" was invented by Jacob A. Caverly (Freeland, Mich.), Randy W. Jones (North Branch, Mich.) and Scott A. Stinebring (Auburn, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An axially adjustable steering column assembly includes an upper jacket and a lower jacket, wherein the lower jacket defines a pair of tapered rail slots, each of the tapered rail slots disposed on opposite sides of the lower jacket. The steering column assembly further includes a column mounting bracket, wherein...