ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,252,195, issued on March 18, was assigned to Steering Solutions IP Holding Corp. (Saginaw, Mich.).

"Effort shaping for versatile steering feel" was invented by Anusha Mannava (New York).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method includes receiving rack force estimate data and receiving vehicle speed data that indicates a speed of a vehicle. The method also includes classifying the rack force estimate data into corresponding rack force estimate segments associated with frequency ranges and estimating, based on at least one rack force estimate segment and the vehicle speed data, a rack force value. The method also includes controlling vehicle...