ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,704, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Weber GmbH & Co. KG (Dillenburg, Germany).
"Air vent with adjustable air outlet direction" was invented by Frank Hortobagy (Steffenberg, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An air vent (10) with an adjustable air outlet direction (9) has a flow channel (1) with an air entry opening (2) and an air exit opening (3). At least one first blade (5) is pivotable about a first pivot axis (4) relative to the flow channel (1). At least one second blade (7) pivotable relative to the flow channel (1) has a second pivot axis (6) that extends obliquely or vertically to the first pivot axis (4). A single e...