ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,619,801, issued on May 5, was assigned to CLEAN POWER RESEARCH LLC (Napa, Calif.).

"System and method for a post-modification building balance point temperature determination with the aid of a digital computer" was invented by Thomas E. Hoff (Napa, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for determining a balance point of a building that has undergone or is about to undergo modifications (such as shell improvements) are provided. A balance point of the building before the modifications can be determined using empirical data. Total thermal conductivity of the building before and after the modifications is determined and co...