ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,284,782, issued on April 22.
"Cooling electronic devices installed in a subsurface environment" was invented by David Lane Smith (Bryan, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method whereby electronic equipment is cooled, for example a computer system, in a subsurface environment including a containment vessel in at least partial contact with subsurface liquid or solid material. The containment vessel may be disposed in a variety of subsurface environments, including boreholes, man-made excavations, subterranean caves, as well as ponds, lakes, reservoirs, oceans, or other bodies of water. The containment vessel may be installe...