US Patent Issued to Rivian IP Holdings on April 29 for "Integrated mounting for drive units and steering racks" (Illinois, Michigan, California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,286,157, issued on April 29, was assigned to Rivian IP Holdings LLC (Irvine, Calif.).

"Integrated mounting for drive units and steering racks" was invented by Caleb Alex Morris (Bloomington, Ill.), Mason Verbridge (Canton, Mich.) and Fernando Figueroa Pilz (Irvine, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drive unit includes mounts coupled to an existing structure (e.g., steering rack) in a vehicle. The steering rack may provide mass damping to the drive unit during operation, thus providing NVH performance. The mounts may include an isolator designed to provide isolation for a component from vibration generated by the drive unit. Alternat...