US Patent Issued to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS on Oct. 14 for "Steering control member with a fixed hub and a non-circular profile" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,441,390, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC (Detroit).

"Steering control member with a fixed hub and a non-circular profile" was invented by Brian V. Castillo (Birmingham, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A steering control including a steering column, a hub fixedly connected to the steering column, and a support member fixedly connected to the hub. The support member has a continuous outer surface including a central point. A steering member is moveably mounted upon the support member and a steering module is mounted in the support member. The steering module converts movement of the steering memb...