ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,709,318, 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) and Marco Reichelt (Friedrichshafen, 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 via a shaft such that rotation of the steering wheel urges the pinion to rotate about an axis relative to the housing. The pinion has a recess. An elastic element is compressed in the recess betwe...