ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,899, issued on May 13, was assigned to Nivel Parts & Manufacturing Co. LLC (Jacksonville, Fla.).
"Steering system" was invented by Jesse Johnson (Shreveport, La.) and Joseph Anastacio Higuera (West Monroe, La.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A steering system includes a steering control, a steering assist assembly, and two anti-rotation arms. The steering assist assembly includes a housing includes two hollow cylinders formed therein. A piston is slidably arranged within the first cylinder and an axial rod is slidably arranged within the second cylinder. First and second tie rods are connected to first and second axial ends of the axi...