ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,241,443, issued on March 4, was assigned to The Charles Machine Works Inc. (Perry, Okla.).
"Tip over engine lockout system" was invented by Jacob Harman (Stillwater, Okla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for preventing an engine included in a work machine from restarting, after the work machine is tipped over. A sensor included in the work machine is configured to detect a tipping incident. If a tipping incident is detected, the sensor sends out a signal configured to shut down the engine and a tilt signal configured to prevent the engine from restarting. The engine is only restarted if certain steps are undertaken by an operator...