ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,366,366, issued on July 22, was assigned to GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT Co. LTD. (Guangdong, China) and MIDEA GROUP Co. LTD. (Guangdong, China).

"Floor-standing air conditioner indoor unit and air conditioner" was invented by Bo Wang (Guangdong, China), Jielin Peng (Guangdong, China), Zhiyao Zhong (Guangdong, China) and Kailong Li (Guangdong, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A floor-standing air conditioner indoor unit and an air conditioner are provided. The indoor unit has a housing, a top air outlet frame, a fan assembly and a heat exchanger. The housing has an outer housing and an air duct housing in the outer housing. An...