US Patent Issued to Nissan North America on Jan. 13 for "Vehicle steering assembly including anti-leakage countermeasure" (Mexican Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,523,287, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Nissan North America Inc. (Franklin, Tenn.).

"Vehicle steering assembly including anti-leakage countermeasure" was invented by Angel Eduardo Soto Macias (Toluca, Mexico).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A steering assembly for a vehicle that includes: a first housing; a second housing that is connected to the first housing so as to define an internal chamber therebetween; and a gear that is located within the second housing. The second housing includes an anti-leakage countermeasure that is formed integrally therewith and which is configured to inhibit the leakage of a lubricant from the steering ...