ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,601,358, issued on April 14, was assigned to Shenzhen Jisu Technology Co. Ltd. (Shenzhen, China).

"Neck fan" was invented by Jiahang Xie (Shenzhen, China), Guanzheng Zheng (Shenzhen, China) and Xiangfu Li (Shenzhen, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A neck fan includes an arc-shaped shell and a fan assembly. The arc-shaped shell is configured to be worn around a neck of a user. The shell has a first side and a second side opposite to the first side. Each of the first side and the second side defines air inlets. At least one of the first side and the second side defines air outlets. The shell further defines a receiving space, and the...