ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,631,196, issued on May 19, was assigned to Ascent Holdings LLC (Gig Harbor, Wash.).
"Ventilation fan mounting system" was invented by Tony J. Branham (Gig Harbor, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An assembly for mounting an object in an opening in a structural member that includes a housing to house the object, the housing having four walls and four corners where adjacent walls meet, and a first flute formed in a first wall that has a first end and a terminal end, the terminal end forming an opening in the adjacent wall that is adjacent to a first corner formed by the first wall and an adjacent wall, and a second flute formed in a sec...