ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,495,276, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Oshkosh Corp. (Oshkosh, Wis.).

"Multiple machine identification system and method" was invented by Korry D. Kobel (Oshkosh, Wis.), Fredric L. Yutzy (Oshkosh, Wis.), Dan Adamson (Oshkosh, Wis.), Stefan Eshleman (Oshkosh, Wis.) and Greg Pray (Oshkosh, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A local fleet connectivity system for identifying multiple machines. The system includes a plurality of connectivity modules. Each connectivity module is communicatively and physically coupled to one of a plurality of machines. Each connectivity module configured to communicate with the other connectivity modules vi...