US Patent Issued to Steering Solutions IP Holding on May 27 for "Intermediate shaft axial retention device" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,312,000, issued on May 27, was assigned to Steering Solutions IP Holding Corp. (Saginaw, Mich.).

"Intermediate shaft axial retention device" was invented by Michael E. Partyka (Saginaw, Mich.), Daniel P. Cook (Saginaw, Mich.) and David G. Matousek (Bay City, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A steering shaft assembly includes a male shaft having a plurality of splines formed thereon, each of the splines terminating at a spline end, wherein each of the spline ends form an angle of about 90 degrees relative to a longitudinal direction of the splines. The steering shaft assembly also includes a female shaft including a plurality of stake...