US Patent Issued to Steering Solutions IP Holding on Nov. 4 for "Steering linkage assembly, seal integrity diagnostic system and test method" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,459,567, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Steering Solutions IP Holding Corp. (Saginaw, Mich.).

"Steering linkage assembly, seal integrity diagnostic system and test method" was invented by Kevin J. Haubenstricker (Frankenmuth, Mich.), Kevin M. McClendon (Frankenmuth, Mich.) and Katie Young (Beaverton, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A steering linkage assembly includes a steering linkage that is operatively connectable to a pair of road wheels. The steering linkage assembly also includes a housing defining a sealed compartment containing at least a portion of the steering linkage. The steering linkage assembly further includes a fi...