US Patent Issued to Toyota Material Handling on July 29 for "Synchronized steering control systems for forklifts" (Indiana Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,371,093, issued on July 29, was assigned to Toyota Material Handling Inc. (Columbus, Ind.).

"Synchronized steering control systems for forklifts" was invented by Joseph Major (Indianapolis) and Kevin Partridge (Columbus, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A steer-by-wire control system adapted for use with a material handling vehicle such as a forklift includes a controller programmed to receive input indicative of a desired direction of travel of the material handling vehicle and to control an actuator coupled with the steered wheels of the material handling vehicle to change the direction of travel of the vehicle and synchronize the d...