ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,529,494, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to HANDAN MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT Co. LTD. (Handan, China) and GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT Co. LTD (Foshan, China).

"Air conditioner control method and air conditioner" was invented by Jian Yang (Handan, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An air conditioner control method includes determining an operation state of an air conditioner after the air conditioner is powered up, controlling an air deflector rotatably installed at an air outlet of the air conditioner to restore according to the operation state, and controlling the air deflector to adjust an air outlet angle according t...