US Patent Issued to Hangzhou Kingway Technology on July 8 for "Retractable steering wheel arrangement with non-planar steering wheel rim" (Italian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,351,232, issued on July 8, was assigned to Hangzhou Kingway Technology Co. Ltd. (Hangzhou, China).

"Retractable steering wheel arrangement with non-planar steering wheel rim" was invented by Franco Cimatti (Pavullo nel Frignano, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a steering system for a vehicle, comprising a steering wheel arrangement having a central axis and being reversibly retractable in a direction towards a dashboard of the vehicle and extendable in a direction away from the dashboard of the vehicle. The steering wheel arrangement includes a steering wheel having a steering wheel rim and at least ...