ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,339,016, issued on June 24, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).

"Positional guides for saddle window air conditioner" was invented by Brian Bernard McKay (Louisville, Ky.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A saddle window air conditioner includes an indoor module, an outdoor module, and a chaseway extending between the modules. The chaseway includes an outer sleeve having a first end and a second end spaced from the first end, a top wall and a side wall partially defining a cavity, and an inner sleeve having a first end, a second end spaced from the first end, and a top wall, the top wall having a set of ali...