ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,972, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to SL Corp. (Daegu, South Korea).
"Apparatus for controlling transmission" was invented by Sangeun Bae (Gyeongsan-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for controlling a transmission using a button and a knob includes a first shift part that receives a selection command of a first shift range by a linear motion, a second shift part that receives a selection command of a second shift range by a rotational motion, and a substrate that transmits a shift control signal corresponding to the selection command inputted via either the first shift part or the second shift part. Each o...