ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,324,493, issued on June 10, was assigned to Alize Umbrella LLC (Mooresville, N.C.).

"Parasol fan, systems, and assemblies" was invented by Ryan L. Dickerson (Mooresville, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are a parasol fan assembly and systems for moving air to cool individuals near a parasol. A parasol fan assembly includes a parasol fan structure comprising at least one attachable fan device. The attachable fan device attaches to a portion of the parasol fan structure, such as a strut, and the device includes rotatable fan blades that are driven by an electric motor. The presently disclosed attachable fan device incl...