ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,449,149, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS Co. LTD. (Suwon-si, South Korea).

"Air conditioner with base defroster" was invented by Hansuk Lee (Suwon-si, South Korea), Chulbyung Park (Suwon-si, South Korea), Jeimin Choi (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Dongil Jung (Suwon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An air conditioner including a compressor including a discharge side; an outdoor heat exchanger configured to exchange heat with outdoor air; a base arranged to support the compressor and the outdoor heat exchanger; a four-way valve arranged between the discharge side of the compressor and the outdoor heat exc...