ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,489, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to LG Electronics Inc. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Air conditioner having humidifier" was invented by Bonchang Hwang (Seoul, South Korea) and Beomsoo Seo (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ceiling type air conditioner includes a casing, a panel having a discharge hole and a suction hole, and a humidifying unit provided between the casing and the panel, the humidifying unit comprising a humidifying body in which humidifying water is contained. The humidifying body includes a bottom surface in which a humidifying suction hole corresponding to the suction hole and a humidifying discharge...