ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,529,483, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).

"Saddle window air conditioner with an adjustable bridge" was invented by Qiang Luo (Shanghai) and Jian Cui (Shanghai).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A saddle window air conditioner includes an interior casing and an exterior casing. A bridge extends between the interior casing and the exterior casing. A first sleeve of the bridge is slidably received within a second sleeve of the bridge such that a length of the bridge between the interior casing and the exterior casing is adjustable by sliding the first sleeve within the second sleeve. The ...