ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,275,474, issued on April 15, was assigned to Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. Ltd. (Hangzhou, China) and Zhejiang Liankong Technologies Co. Ltd. (Ningbo, China).

"Vehicle steering knuckle and vehicle having the same" was invented by Zhongxiao Zhang (Hangzhou, China), Huicai Lu (Hangzhou, China) and Liyou Li (Hangzhou, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle steering knuckle and a vehicle are provided. The vehicle steering knuckle includes a connecting portion, a weakening portion, a first positioning portion and a second positioning portion. The weakening portion and the first positioning portion are provided on the connecting port...