ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,366,365, issued on July 22, was assigned to MIDEA GROUP Co. LTD. (Guangdong, China).

"Mounting bracket for over-the-range cooking appliance" was invented by Daniel J. Trice (Louisville, Ky.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bracket for mounting an over-the-range cooking appliance, where the bracket includes: a bracket body adapted to be secured to a wall and support a cooking appliance, the bracket body further including a vent opening to engage an exhaust of the cooking appliance; an exhaust adaptor, where the exhaust adaptor further includes: a first side and a second side, and the first side is located opposing the second side with a t...