US Patent Issued to Schaeffler Technologies on Oct. 28 for "Linear actuator for rear axle steering on a motor vehicle" (German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,454,304, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).

"Linear actuator for rear axle steering on a motor vehicle" was invented by Benjamin Kaiser (Pommersfelden, Germany) and Mario Arnold (Aurachtal, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure relates to a linear actuator, the housing of which encloses a pushrod which is guided displaceably along a longitudinal axis. The linear actuator includes a linear travel sensor intended for determining a position of the pushrod. A housing-side position receiver of the linear travel sensor includes a receiver section extending along the...