US Patent Issued to DAIKIN INDUSTRIES on July 7 for "Indoor unit, and air conditioner" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,674,600, issued on July 7, was assigned to DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LTD. (Osaka, Japan).

"Indoor unit, and air conditioner" was invented by Shu Miura (Osaka, Japan), Keisuke Nishitani (Osaka, Japan) and Tsunehisa Sanagi (Osaka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An indoor unit is used in an air conditioner capable of executing a cooling operation by circulating a refrigerant. The indoor unit includes an indoor heat exchanger, a drain pan, a drain pump, and an indoor controller. The indoor heat exchanger (50) exchanges heat between the refrigerant and indoor air. The drain pan receives water generated in the indoor heat exchanger. The drain pum...