ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,330,732, issued on June 17, was assigned to Volvo Truck Corp. (Gothenburg, Sweden).

"Method of controlling a steering system" was invented by Johan Angenete (Gothenburg, Sweden).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of controlling a steering system of a vehicle, the steering system comprising a first steering shaft, a second steering shaft, and a mechanical member comprising a first portion connected to the first steering shaft and a second portion connected to the second steering shaft. A mutual relative rotation between the first and second steering shafts is obtainable by an angular mechanical play between the first and second portio...