ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,398,889, issued on Aug. 26.

"Furnace shut off device" was invented by James E Bailey Jr. (Reedville, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A furnace shut off device including a sensor assembly, a shutoff assembly and an alarm assembly. The sensor assembly includes a plurality of sensors. The plurality of sensors can be used to collect data of carbon monoxide concentration level. The shutoff assembly includes a microcontroller. The microcontroller receives the collected data from the plurality of sensors to shut off a furnace unit if the carbon monoxide concentration level is high. The alarm assembly includes a display, a light and a speaker...