ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,095, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to ZF ACTIVE SAFETY AND ELECTRONICS US LLC (Livonia, Mich.).
"Steering apparatus" was invented by Jinbo Wang (Bloomfield, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A steer-by-wire steering apparatus is for turning steerable wheels of a vehicle. The steering apparatus includes a steering wheel rotatable about a steering axis by a vehicle operator to effect turning of the steerable vehicle wheels. A first sensor is for determining a steering torque applied to the steering wheel by the vehicle operator. A power steering system is configured to turn the steerable vehicle wheels in accordance with the deter...