ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,281,814, issued on April 22, was assigned to CHONGQING MIDEA AIR CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT Co. LTD. (Chongqing, China) and GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT Co. LTD. (Foshan, China).

"Dehumidifier" was invented by Zhiming Zhang (Chongqing, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dehumidifier includes a water tank, a body configured to be located over the water tank when the body is in a working state, and a drain pump provided at the body. A housing of the body is provided with a drain position. A water outlet end of the drain pump is connected to the drain position. A water inlet end of the drain pump is connected to the water tank. The wa...