ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,467,479, issued on Nov. 11.

"Adjustable fan with a magnetic base" was invented by Stephen Wanczowski (Sussex, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to an adjustable fan having a housing, a motor, a battery, and a plurality of fan blades. The fan further includes an adjustable support structure (e.g. gooseneck) to allow the position and direction of the operation of the fan to be readily manipulated. A power source (e.g. lithium-ion battery or other suitable battery) is electrically connected to the motor, and control circuitry is electrically connected to the power source. Additionally, the fan includes a magn...