ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,589,792, issued on March 31, was assigned to thyssenkrupp Presta AG (Eschen, Liechtenstein) and thyssenkrupp AG (Essen, Germany).

"Steering column for a motor vehicle" was invented by Sebastian Forte (Mauren, Liechtenstein) and Imre Szepessy (Mauren, Liechtenstein).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a steering column for a motor vehicle, comprising a steering shaft which is mounted so as to be rotatable about its longitudinal axis (L) relative to a carrying unit, a rotation limiter having an end stop for limiting the rotation of the steering shaft, and a rotary sensor coupled to the steering shaft by means o...