ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,317,980, issued on June 3.
"Automatic vacuum suitcase" was invented by Xu Ren (Guangdong, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automatic vacuum suitcase includes a suitcase body and a vacuumizing assembly. A vacuum bag is connected inside a case body of the suitcase body in a sealing manner, the vacuumizing assembly includes a panel, a housing, a motor, a battery, and a vacuum pump, the housing is secured to an inner wall of the case body, the battery and the motor are mounted inside the housing, the vacuum pump is secured on the housing, a suction port of the vacuum pump is connected to the vacuum bag, the vacuum pump is driven by the...