US Patent Issued to Broan-NuTone on Oct. 27 for "Flush-mount fan grille" (Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,774,709, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to Broan-NuTone LLC (Hartford, Wis.).

"Flush-mount fan grille" was invented by Jared Peterson (West Bend, Wis.), Ryan A. Revers (Hartland, Wis.) and Richard R. Sinur (West Bend, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A flush-mounted, in-ceiling exhaust fan grille for attachment to an exhaust fan housing includes a planar integration flange forming a perimeter of the grille. The integration flange includes a plurality of through holes along the perimeter. An insert may be configured for insertion within the perimeter of the integration flange. A light module may be configured to join within a central ...