ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,447,969, issued on Oct. 21.
"Limited use driving operations for vehicles" was invented by Brendan F. Diamond (Grosse Pointe, Mich.), Keith Weston (Canton, Mich.), Andrew Denis Lewandowski (Sterling Heights, Mich.), Lars Niklas Pettersson (Novi, Mich.), Lorne Forsythe (Wind Lake, Wis.) and Jordan Barrett (Milford, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle includes a front axle having left and right front wheels and a rear axle having left and right rear wheels. A steering-wheel assembly is used to control at least the front wheels. Left and right driver-actuatable inputs are supported by the steering wheel assembly. A vehicle control...