ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,709,322, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG (Friedrichshafen, Germany).
"Steering system for use in turning steerable vehicle wheels" was invented by Ryan Noerenberg (Krefeld, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A steering system for use in turning steerable vehicle wheels includes a steering wheel and a housing. A pinion is in the housing and connected to the steering wheel such that rotation of the steering wheel results in rotation of the pinion about a rotational axis relative to the housing. A first bearing rotatably supports a first end of the pinon in the housing. A second bearing rotatably supports a seco...