ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,460,837, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to LG Electronics Inc. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Gas furnace and air conditioner having the same" was invented by Janghee Park (Seoul, South Korea), Yongki Jeong (Seoul, South Korea) and Jinwoo Lee (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are a gas furnace and an air conditioner having the same. The gas furnace includes: a burner for burning fuel; a heat exchanger extending long and providing a passage for combustion gas generated by the burner; a blower for causing a flow of air passing around the heat exchanger; and a plurality of guides passing through the heat exchanger and spac...