ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,398,731, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).
"Fan assembly" was invented by Christopher S. Spaulding (Green Bay, Wis.), Alexander J. Goodman (Milwaukee), Austin F. de Veer (Lake Orion, Mich.), Ellen M. Owens (Wauwatosa, Wis.), Scott T. Moeller (Richfield, Wis.), John S. Scott (Brookfield, Wis.), Timothy J. Campbell (Brookfield, Wis.), Jules F. Miller (Wauwatosa, Wis.) and Christopher J. Metcalf (Wauwatosa, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery powered box-type fan assembly includes a fan housing that at least partially defines an airflow chamber, a plurality of fan blades positione...