ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,698,028, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to ZF Automotive UK Ltd. (Solihull, Great Britain).
"Motor control in an electric power steering" was invented by Xiao-Dong Sun (Solihull, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electric power assisted steering system for a vehicle is disclosed. The electric power assisted steering system can include an electric motor configured to apply an assistance torque to a part of a steering assembly so as to assist a driver of a vehicle in turning the steering wheel, a drive circuit for the motor which selectively connects the motor phases to an electrical supply to cause current to flow in the moto...