ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,398,905, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Tyco Fire & Security GmbH (Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Switzerland).

"Building control system with multi-objective control of carbon emissions and occupant comfort" was invented by Michael J. Wenzel (Grafton, Wis.), Mohammad N. Elbsat (Milwaukee) and Kirk H. Drees (Cedarburg, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for controlling building equipment includes providing a user interface comprising a graphical representation of a relationship between a carbon emissions control objective and a second control objective that competes with the carbon emissions control objective over a range of contro...