ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,359,992, issued on July 15, was assigned to Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).
"Torque sensor apparatus" was invented by Takashi Miyoshi (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A torque sensor apparatus capable of suppressing the behavior of a vehicle when the vehicle breaks down even when an adhesive between a magnet and a sleeve is peeled off is provided. The torque sensor apparatus includes a rotor and a stator that are rotatable relative to each other and are respectively fixed to an input shaft and an output shaft. The torque sensor apparatus includes a sleeve, fixed to the input shaft and fixed to the magnet of the rotor; a position regul...