ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,359,839, issued on July 15, was assigned to FOSHAN SHUNDE MIDEA ELECTRIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Co. LTD. (Guangdong, China) and GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT Co. LTD. (Guangdong, China).

"Control circuit for air conditioner outdoor unit, electric control component and air conditioner" was invented by Wenjie Yi (Guangdong, China), Wenkai Zhang (Guangdong, China), Gucheng Deng (Guangdong, China) and Weibin Lu (Guangdong, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A control circuit for an air conditioner outdoor unit, an electric control component and an air conditioner are provided. The control circuit has a power input end for accessing a...