US Patent Issued to LG Electronics on March 17 for "Air conditioner for removing foreign substances from indoor heat exchanger and method of operating the same" (South Korean Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,578,134, issued on March 17, was assigned to LG Electronics Inc. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Air conditioner for removing foreign substances from indoor heat exchanger and method of operating the same" was invented by Minsuk Kwak (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An air conditioner is provided that includes a compressor that compresses and discharges a refrigerant; an indoor heat exchanger that exchanges heat between the refrigerant and indoor air; a sensor unit including at least one sensor; and a controller. The controller performs a primary control of the compressor, based on a first target temperature corresponding to a ...