Samsung to Use CES to Showcase ‘Wind-Free’ Smart Wall-Mount Air Conditioner

​Samsung will use CES to unveil its first ever “Wind-Free” wall-mounted smart air conditioner, following the “huge success” of a floor-standing model in South Korea, the company said in a Christmas Day announcement from Seoul. Its Wind-Free models give users “a cooler indoor climate and optimal energy efficiency without the discomfort of direct cold airflow,” Samsung said. They disperse cold air through 21,000 “micro air holes,” it said. A two-step cooling system first lowers temperatures in “fast cooling” mode before switching automatically to the “Wind-Free” mode that creates “still air” once the desired temperature is reached, it said. The AR9500M wall-mounted model to be shown at CES is Wi-Fi-enabled so it can be controlled from anywhere in the home through Samsung’s Smart Home app, it said. “Users can remotely regulate temperature, adjust settings, receive real time updates about performance and daily energy usage, as well as troubleshoot solutions when a repair is needed,” it said. Samsung applied Sept. 9 to register “Wind-Free” as a trademark for air conditioners and other smart appliances, including air purifiers, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office records show. But the agency preliminarily refused the application in a Dec. 2 letter on grounds that “Wind-Free” as a trademark would be “merely descriptive” and therefore cannot be allowed. PTO gave Samsung six months to appeal the refusal.