ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,503,984, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Generac Power Systems Inc. (Waukesha, Wis.).

"Carbon monoxide detecting system for internal combustion engine-based machines" was invented by Gregory A. Wischstadt (Wales, Wis.), Adam M. Schroeder (Stoughton, Wis.), Mitchell L. Horn (Hartland, Wis.), Brandon Schmidt (Sun Prairie, Wis.), Kevin Cole (Janesville, Wis.) and Tod R. Tesch (Oconomowoc, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An internal combustion engine-based system includes an internal combustion engine. The internal combustion engine-based system includes an engine interrupt connected to the engine. The engine interrupt is configured t...