ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,584,646, issued on March 24, was assigned to Budderfly Inc. (Shelton, Conn.).

"Drive through window energy saving system" was invented by Lee Tony Kaufman (Grafton, Mass.), Kenneth Buda (Scarsdale, N.Y.), Albert Subbloie (Orange, Conn.) and Jaan Leemet (Aventura, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method of managing operation of environmental heating/cooling devices adjacent or designed to direct heated/cooled air adjacent a frequently opening/closing opening in a facility is provided. The system monitors various states and activities of the facility that result in the window/door opening/closing and employs strategic use ...