ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,683, issued on Nov. 25.

"Ventilation system for providing fresh air into buildings" was invented by Silvia Villarreal (San Antonio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure includes an air guide assembly for cooling the inside of a building or refreshing the air inside of a building. The air guide assembly may be operatively coupled around, near, or at the opening of a building. In some aspects, the air guide assembly includes a body configured for re-directing an air current, a frame for supporting the body, a mounting device for supporting the frame and/or body, and an articulation member for positioning the body at a s...