ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,398,668, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Illinois Tool Works Inc..

"Low noise power systems and associated method" was invented by Nathan Joe Jochman (Menasha, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Power systems having reduced operating noise and associated methods are disclosed. An example non-synchronous power system includes an engine, a generator, a driveshaft, and a pulley system. The engine may be configured to output, to the driveshaft, a rotational force at a first rotational speed. The pulley system may be configured to receive the rotational force at the first rotational speed at a first pulley and to output the rotational for...