ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,256,295, issued on March 18.

"Foundation position measurement using altimeters" was invented by Tony Cooper (Dallas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of monitoring a foundation of a building. The method includes placing altimeters at corresponding locations in the building. The method also includes measuring, using the altimeters, corresponding measurements. The method also includes modeling, using the corresponding altitude measurements, a modeled position of the foundation."

The patent was filed on Oct. 18, 2022, under Application No. 17/968,681.

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