ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,509, issued on Nov. 11.
"Front wheel steering mechanism in center hub steering" was invented by Takeshi Murao (Kawasaki, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A front wheel steering mechanism in a center hub steering system. The mechanism comprising an inner wheel hub, an outer wheel hub, paired rolling bearings positioned between these inner and outer wheel hubs, a front shaft, a hub steering bracket attached to outside of the front shaft, and a hub steering shaft. The inner wheel hub is attached to the hub steering bracket so as to freely rotate about the hub steering shaft as an axial center. The outer wheel hub is configured of a ...