ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,499,867, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES Inc. (Stamford, Conn.).

"Apparatus, system, and method for providing a fast-acting engine order cancellation" was invented by Kevin J. Bastyr (Franklin, Mich.) and James May (Milford, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In at least one embodiment, an active noise cancellation (ANC) system is provided. The ANC system includes at least one loudspeaker, at least one microphone and at least one controller. The at least one loudspeaker projects anti-noise sound within a cabin of a vehicle based at least on an anti-noise signal. The at least one microphone provides an...