ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,208,846, issued on Jan. 28.
"Steering axle drive assembly and method for controlling said drive assembly" was invented by Thomas Towles Lawson Jr. (Charlottesville, Va.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A steering axle drive assembly includes a steering axle having opposite ends, a wheel pivotally connected with each steering axle end, and a control mechanism. The wheels are operated by the control mechanism for rotation about a vertical axis and a horizontal axis. When the axle is connected with a vehicle, the control mechanism controls the steering axle wheels independent of other wheels of the vehicle, such as the main drive wheels, to s...