ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,709,319, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to ZF Automotive UK Ltd. (Solihull, Great Britain).
"Steering column assembly for a vehicle" was invented by Russell Wilson-Jones (Stratford upon Avon, Great Britain) and Mark Anthony Wilkes (Kings Norton, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A steering column assembly for a vehicle comprises: a steering column rotatably mounted about a longitudinal axis and configured for attachment of a steering wheel at one end; a first gear configured to rotate with the steering column; first and second, each having an output driving a respective output gear, the output gears being engaged with the fir...