US Patent Issued to Alcohol Countermeasure Systems (International) on Feb. 10 for "System and method for providing breath alcohol interlock technology in electric vehicles" (Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,764, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Alcohol Countermeasure Systems (International) Inc. (Toronto).

"System and method for providing breath alcohol interlock technology in electric vehicles" was invented by Felix J.E. Comeau (Toronto) and Chris Tolibas (Toronto).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The improved breath alcohol ignition interlock is for use with a vehicle having a proximity pilot circuit and is of the type adapted to: receive a signal when a vehicle has been enabled for activation of the drivetrain; upon receipt of that signal, trigger a breath tester to prompt for and receive a breath sample; upon receipt of a breath samp...