ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,305,882, issued on May 20, was assigned to DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LTD. (Osaka, Japan).
"Humidifying unit" was invented by Shu Miura (Osaka, Japan), Takashi Ono (Osaka, Japan), Hiroshi Ebina (Osaka, Japan) and Eriko Watanabe (Osaka, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A humidifying unit humidifies a target space, and includes an adsorption member having moisture adsorption and release areas, a heater that heats the moisture release area, fans to generate an air flow, a housing, an electric component including a heat generating component, and a cooler to air-cool the heat generating component. The housing accommodates the adsorption member, th...