ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,624,846, issued on May 12, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).
"Fan assembly for an air conditioner appliance" was invented by Kenton Merlino (Louisville, Ky.) and Richard Michael Phillips (Louisville, Ky.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An air conditioner unit may include a bulkhead, a vent aperture, and a fan assembly. The bulkhead may define an indoor portion and an outdoor portion. The vent aperture may be defined in the bulkhead. The fan assembly may urge a flow of make-up air from the outdoor portion through the vent aperture to the indoor portion. The fan assembly may include a fan housing and an au...