ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,492, issued on Feb. 10.

"Temperature control system with a subsurface intake assembly, and a subsurface intake assembly for a temperature control system" was invented by Thomas McGovern (New York).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A temperature control system (TCS and a subsurface intake assembly for a TCS for a building are provided herein. The subsurface intake assembly includes one or more subsurface intake units disposed within the ground and configured to receive subsurface air. An intermediate connection assembly receives the subsurface air from the intake units and directs the subsurface air to the TCS. In order to collect the sub...