ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,663,169, issued on June 23.
"Heat exchange system for the thermal regulation of a building" was invented by Andy Siegenthaler (Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Heat exchange system on a roof of a building, with an exchange volume comprising a substrate that is partly saturated by water and covered by a vegetated surface that enhances condensation and evapotranspiration and having a heat diffusion device comprising a circulation pump and a collection network for thermal exchanges with the exchange volume."
The patent was filed on Feb. 16, 2021, under Application No. 17/801,245.
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