ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,462,706, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Asetek Danmark A/S (Aalborg East, Denmark).
"Steering wheel connector for automotive simulator" was invented by Andre Sloth Eriksen (Nibe, Denmark) and Per Michael Kromann (Aalborg East, Denmark).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A steering wheel adapter system for an automotive simulator includes a first adapter element formed in a distal end of the steering wheel and a second adapter element formed in a proximal end of a steering axle of the automotive simulator. The first adapter element comprises a first electrical contact surface and the second adapter element comprises a second electrical conta...