US Patent Issued to ZF Automotive Germany, ZF Automotive UK on July 14 for "Steering column assembly for a vehicle" (British, German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,679,442, issued on July 14, was assigned to ZF Automotive Germany GmbH (Alfdorf, Germany) and ZF Automotive UK Ltd. (Solihull, Great Britain).

"Steering column assembly for a vehicle" was invented by Russell Wilson-Jones (Stratford upon Avon, Great Britain), Mark Anthony Wilkes (Kings Norton, Great Britain) and Lorenz Graeff (Cologne, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A steering column assembly for a vehicle comprises a steering column mounted for rotation about its longitudinal axis and configured for attachment of a steering wheel at one end; a first gear connected to the steering column at a location spaced from the steering whee...