ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,721, issued on July 15, was assigned to Go Fan Yourself LLC (Long Grove, Ill.).

"Combination mobile built-in air flow mechanism and LED kill chamber" was invented by Darrin W. Niemiec (Schaumburg, Ill.) and William J. Carlson (Schaumburg, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed embodiments relate to a combination axial fan and LED lighting system configured to fit into the footprint of a standard ceiling tile. Disclosed embodiments further include ceiling tiles with a built-in fan and/or LED lighting. The disclosed systems may include one or more UV-C light sources which irradiate contaminants as air flows through the UV-C unit...