ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,659,705, issued on June 16, was assigned to C SQUARED IP HOLDINGS LLC (Scottsdale, Ariz.).

"Human-centric smart building systems and methods" was invented by Kevin D. Howard (Mesa, Ariz.), Matthew J. Smith (Charleston, S.C.) and James K. Holt (Sarasota, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The system and methods of the present invention use sensor hardware, software, and connectivity, both between sensors and with occupants of the commercial, private, or public building, for building service utilization and capacity optimization and for personal and mass safety. One or more clusters of different sensor types are deployed in an indoor sett...