ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,467,638, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to GD Midea Heating & Ventilating Equipment Co. Ltd. (Foshan, China) and Hefei Midea Heating & Ventilating Equipment Co. Ltd. (Hefei, China).

"Wall-mounted air conditioner" was invented by Baisong Zhou (Foshan, China), Duode Wu (Foshan, China), Yuan Yang (Foshan, China), Bo Li (Foshan, China), Yongqiang Wan (Foshan, China), Qiqin Su (Foshan, China) and Yunchong Tu (Foshan, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wall-mounted air conditioner includes: a housing, a fan wheel, and a heat exchanger. A first air inlet is formed on the front of the housing, the fan wheel and the heat exchanger are dispos...