ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,668,302, issued on June 30, was assigned to thyssenkrupp Presta AG (Eschen, Liechtenstein) and thyssenkrupp AG (Essen, Germany).

"Steer-by-wire steering system, motor vehicle, and method for determining an absolute steering angle" was invented by Miklos Aranyi (Altstaetten, Switzerland) and Imre Szepessy (Mauren, Liechtenstein).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A steer-by-wire steering system for a motor vehicle comprises a steering wheel angle detection apparatus, a feedback actuator and a wheel actuator. The wheel actuator has a wheel actuator control device which is communicatively connected to a feedback actuator control device and is de...