ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,384,200, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to ZF Friedrichshafen AG (Friedrichshafen, Germany).

"Drive axle for a motor vehicle" was invented by Peter Kontermann (Osnabruck, Germany) and Frank Berger (Lubbecke, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drive axle (1) and a motor vehicle having the drive axle (1) are proposed. The drive axle (1) includes an axle body (2) in which at least one axle shaft (3) extends. The drive axle (1) has at least one wheel carrier (5), which is arranged on a wheel-side end (4) of the axle body (2), and at least one steering assembly (6). The drive axle (1) is preferably in the form of a rigid axle and the a...