ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,410,922, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to Carrier Japan Corp. (Tokyo).

"Outdoor unit of air conditioner" was invented by Yuichi Handa (Fuji, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An outdoor unit of an air conditioner includes: an electrical component box formed into a box shape; a waterproof cover that covers the electrical component box; and a refrigerant cooling heat sink that comes into contact with a back surface of the electrical component box. The refrigerant cooling heat sink is attached to an inner surface of the waterproof cover, and a relative position of the electrical component box with respect to the refrigerant cooling he...