ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,454,958, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to ASIA VITAL COMPONENTS Co. LTD. (New Taipei, Taiwan).
"Fan brake mechanism" was invented by Chih Cheng Tang (New Taipei, Taiwan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fan brake mechanism includes a fan unit and a brake unit. The fan unit includes a frame and fan blades. The frame includes a vertically extending shaft barrel, and the fan blades are vertically mounted on a shaft with a pivot portion positioned within the shaft barrel. The brake unit includes a brake base and a brake module. The brake base is provided with brake pawls, and the brake module includes a body portion, at least one movable me...