ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,722,692, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to Volvo Truck Corp. (Gothenburg, Sweden).
"Hydraulic power steering system" was invented by Gabriel Tronnberg (Trollhattan, Sweden).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hydraulic power steering system comprising: a first hydraulic pump driven by a rotation of the driving wheels of a vehicle such that a first hydraulic pressure is generated; a second hydraulic pump arranged such that a second hydraulic pressure is generated; a clutch arrangement switchable between an engaged state in which the clutch arrangement is arranged to transmit power from the engine to drive the second hydraulic pump, and a dis...