ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,216,965, issued on Feb. 4, was assigned to UL LLC (Northbrook, Ill.).

"Technologies for collecting and virtually simulating circadian lighting data associated with a physical space" was invented by Adam Lilien (Syracuse, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for collecting and analyzing lighting conditions associated with a physical space in order to effect circadian-effective design. According to certain aspects, a data capture machine may include various sensors and components, such as at least one image sensor that captures digital images of a set of luminaires, at least one laser that detects physical objects as well...