ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,330,724, issued on June 17, was assigned to thyssenkrupp Presta AG (Eschen, Liechtenstein) and thyssenkrupp AG (Essen, Germany).

"Steer-by-wire steering system for a motor vehicle" was invented by Peter Kakas (Budapest, Hungary) and Imre Szepessy (Mauren, Liechtenstein).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A steer-by-wire steering system for a motor vehicle may include a rotatably supported steering spindle, a feedback actuator with a feedback motor for acting on the steering spindle, a steering actuator with a steering motor for acting on steered wheels of the motor vehicle based on rotation of the steering spindle, and two control units for c...