ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,723,601, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. KG Wurzburg (Germany).

"Hub for a cooling fan" was invented by Huangang Liu (Shanghai), Yixin Hua (Shanghai), Zhongyang Wang (Shanghai) and Hengjun Wang (Taicang, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure shows a hub for a cooling fan, comprising a first sand venting structure at a first surface of the hub, a second sand venting structure at a second surface of the hub, and venting holes connecting the first surface and the second surface, wherein the first sand venting structure is configured to transport sand to the venting holes and the second sand vent...