ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,291,262, issued on May 6, was assigned to thyssenkrupp Presta AG (Eschen, Liechtenstein) and thyssenkrupp AG (Essen, Germany).

"Steering column for a motor vehicle" was invented by Thomas Raich (Vandans, Austria).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A steering column for a motor vehicle comprises an actuating unit. A steering spindle is mounted rotatably about a longitudinal axis extending in the longitudinal direction. A supporting unit is connectable to a motor vehicle body and in which the actuating unit is held so as to be displaceable in the longitudinal direction. An energy absorption device, which is incorporated between the supporting u...