ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,989, issued on April 29, was assigned to Steering Solutions IP Holding Corp. (Saginaw, Mich.).

"Splined torsion bar for vehicle steering system" was invented by Allyn J. Strickler (Saginaw, Mich.), Christopher L. Walsh (Saginaw, Mich.) and Eric D. Pattok (Frankenmuth, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A torsion bar for a vehicle steering system includes a first end region. The torsion bar also includes a second end region. The torsion bar further includes a main body extending about a longitudinal axis of the torsion bar from the first end region to the second end region, wherein the main body defines a plurality of splines circumf...