ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,275,464, issued on April 15, was assigned to ZF AUTOMOTIVE UK Ltd. (West Midlands, Great Britain).
"Electric power steering" was invented by Russell Wilson-Jones (Stratford-upon-Avon, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electric power steering system includes: a steering bar, an electric motor, a linear position sensor, and a sensing means. The steering bar is mechanically connected at each opposing end to a respective wheel carrier. The linear position sensor having one elongate feature that extends diagonally along a length of the steering bar such that it is inclined relative to the axis of the steering bar. The sensing mea...