ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,275,451, issued on April 15, was assigned to Steering Solutions IP Holding Corp. (Saginaw, Mich.).

"Steering column rake lock mechanism" was invented by Donald A. Buzzard (Saginaw, Mich.), Michael P. Anspaugh (Bay City, Mich.), Matthew J T Vincent (Saginaw, Mich.) and Todd Barshaw (Saginaw, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An integrated locking feature for a rake lock mechanism of a steering column assembly includes a toothed portion. The integrated locking feature also includes a driver portion. The integrated locking feature further includes a spring portion coupling the driver portion and the toothed portion, wherein the toothed po...