ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,782,037, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to QINGDAO HAIER REFRIGERATOR Co. LTD (Qingdao, China) and HAIER SMART HOME Co. LTD. (Qingdao, China).

"Refrigeration apparatus and production method thereof" was invented by Yanbin Wan (Qingdao, China), Jianquan Chen (Qingdao, China) and Xiaobing Zhu (Qingdao, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A refrigeration apparatus and a production method thereof. The refrigeration apparatus includes a silencing device. The silencing device includes a silencing channel, and the silencing channel is communicated with an inner vent of a compressor bin and an outer vent of a housing. The silencing device is pro...