US Patent Issued to thyssenkrupp Presta, thyssenkrupp on Sept. 23 for "Steering wheel interface with cone for steering wheel adjustment" (Indiana Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,857, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to thyssenkrupp Presta AG (Eschen, Liechtenstein) and thyssenkrupp AG (Essen, Germany).

"Steering wheel interface with cone for steering wheel adjustment" was invented by Kai Bechmann (McCordsville, Ind.), Marius Breuer (Fishers, Ind.), Christian Pichonnat (Indianapolis) and Justin Yoho (Westfield, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A steering wheel interface for a steering column including a steering spindle shaft, a steering wheel having a mounting portion, wherein the steering spindle shaft is meant to fit within the mounting portion allowing for, in an unlocked position, a relative rotation...