US Patent Issued to ZF Automotive Germany on June 10 for "Steer-by-wire steering apparatus and method for operating a steer-by-wire steering apparatus" (German Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,325,472, issued on June 10, was assigned to ZF Automotive Germany GmbH (Alfdorf, Germany).

"Steer-by-wire steering apparatus and method for operating a steer-by-wire steering apparatus" was invented by Philipp Bergmann (Duesseldorf, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure relates to a steering wheel actuator unit for a steer-by-wire steering apparatus for a motor vehicle and having a steering axle, wherein a free end of the steering axle is designed for arranging a steering wheel and the steering axle is rotatably mounted about its longitudinal axle, the steering wheel actuator unit comprising at least one feedback device w...