ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,245,692, issued on March 11, was assigned to HEFEI MIDEA REFRIGERATOR Co. LTD. (Hefei, China), HEFEI HUALING Co. LTD. (Hefei, China) and MIDEA GROUP Co. LTD. (Foshan, China).

"Lifting device and storage cabinet" was invented by Yongxue Xi (Hefei, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lifting device and a storage cabinet are provided. The lifting device comprises: a supporting member and a lifting assembly, which comprises a rotating wheel, a rotating driving member, a mounting member and a first-stage sliding rail, wherein a flexible cable is wound around the rotating wheel, is adapted to move along with rotation of the rotating wheel,...