ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,592,573, issued on March 31, was assigned to Discovery Energy LLC (Kohler, Wis.).

"Hybrid generator with detachable power unit and panel integration" was invented by Benjamin Marotz (Kohler, Wis.) and Harrison Chiu (Grafton, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A generator module includes a battery, a charging circuit, an electric power outlet, and an enclosure. The charging circuit is coupled to an output of a generator and configured to charge the battery. The electric power outlet is configured to provide an output from the battery, the generator, or a combination of the battery and the generator. The enclosure includes the battery, t...