US Patent Issued to Dell Products on March 4 for "Fan with elevated mechanical support for no-bottom-vent systems" (Texas Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,241,478, issued on March 4, was assigned to Dell Products LP (Round Rock, Texas).

"Fan with elevated mechanical support for no-bottom-vent systems" was invented by Qinghong He (Austin, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one or more embodiments, one or more systems may comprise a fan housing for use in a portable chassis without a vent on a bottom cover. A plurality of tabs located proximate an opening in the bottom wall extend axially to provide support. In some embodiments, a disc is coupled to the plurality of tabs. In some embodiments, a ring is coupled to the plurality of tabs, wherein deflection of the ring positions the ring r...