ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,441,389, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Steering Solutions IP Holding Corp. (Saginaw, Mich.).

"Rake bracket coupling assembly for steering column" was invented by Justin M. Pegley (Birch Run, Mich.), Joseph A. Beck (Bay City, Mich.), Gregory D. Brzezinski (Freeland, Mich.), Jason L. Myers (Mt. Morris, Mich.), Jacob A. Caverly (Freeland, Mich.) and Scott A. Stinebring (Auburn, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bushing for a steering column rake bracket assembly includes a flange portion. The bushing also includes a tubular segment having an inner wall defining a central hole and an outer wall. The outer wall of the tubular segmen...