ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,234,999, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to MIDEA GROUP Co. LTD. (Guangdong, China).
"Window-mounted air conditioner" was invented by Joel M. Gray (Prospect, Ky.) and Wyman Mastin (Louisville, Ky.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A window mounted air conditioning unit is disclosed. The A/C includes an indoor unit, an outdoor unit, and a bridge. The indoor unit and outdoor unit are operatively connected by a line set (electrical wiring, refrigerant piping, condensate drainage piping, communication wiring, etc.) that is flexible and extensible and that resides in the bridge. The bridge is extendable from a first position to a second position...