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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
May. 12, 2023
Uipco, Llc, San Antonio, TX (US);
John Andrew Weems, San Antonio, TX (US);
United Services Automobile Association (USAA), San Antonio, TX (US);
Abstract
A system for heating and cooling buildings using geothermal heat storage includes a heat exchange system coupled to a heat storage medium including rock. The heat exchange system comprises pipes running through boreholes in the rock. The pipes of the heat exchange system are connected to pipes used within the building for heating and cooling the building. The system stores excess heat collected during the summer in the rock and discharges heat from the rock during the winter. The pipes of the heat exchange system may be arranged horizontally, and configured to run under the foundation of a building. Horizontal bores containing the pipes can be constructed using directional drilling techniques.