ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,584,499, issued on March 24, was assigned to Hunter Fan Co. (Memphis, Tenn.).
"Ceiling fan with blade hub" was invented by Phillip Santolucito (Memphis, Tenn.) and Agustin Chacon (Memphis, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ceiling fan comprising a ceiling mount from which is suspended a motor by a downrod. The motor has a non-rotating motor shaft and a rotor rotating about the non-rotating motor shaft. Multiple fan blades are coupled to the rotor. A guy wire fitting carried by the downrod between the upper end and the lower end. The guy wire fitting having a disk with multiple elongated slots spaced circumferentially around the dow...