ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,441,392, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Toyota Material Handling Inc. (Columbus, Ind.).
"Electric actuator steering system 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: "An electric actuator for a steering system is adapted to control an angle of steered wheels on a vehicle to adjust a direction of travel of the vehicle. The electric actuator includes a housing assembly, an electric motor, and an actuation unit. The housing assembly is arranged around the electric motor and the electric motor is coupled with the actuation unit and configured to cause an ac...