ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,428,057, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to DANA ITALIA S.R.L. (Arco, Italy).

"Steering system for a vehicle" was invented by Gianluca Terrasi (Arco, Italy), Davide Deimichei (Ala, Italy), Giuseppe Manica (Isera, Italy) and Gian Mario Ravasi (Riva del Garda, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a steering system for a vehicle, the steering system including an axle and a steering lever. The steering lever is fixedly connected to a separate upper kingpin member which is mounted in a rotatable manner relative to the axle."

The patent was filed on Feb. 15, 2024, under Application No. 18/443,154.

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