ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,339,036, issued on June 24, was assigned to GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT Co. LTD. (Guangdong, China) and MIDEA GROUP Co. LTD. (Guangdong, China).

"Floor-standing air-conditioning indoor unit and air conditioner" was invented by Zhiyao Zhong (Guangdong, China), Chao Cheng (Guangdong, China), Jielin Peng (Guangdong, China), Sun Gong (Guangdong, China), Bo Wang (Guangdong, China) and Xin Chen (Guangdong, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A floor-standing air-conditioning indoor unit and an air conditioner are provided. The indoor unit has a housing, a top air outlet frame, a fan assembly and a driving device. The housing has an ai...