ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,295,528, issued on May 13, was assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. (Wilmington, Del.).
"Cooling fan for a stand mixer" was invented by Ronald Scott Tarr (Louisville, Ky.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A stand mixer includes a casing forming a base, a column extending from the base, and a motor housing connected to the column, the casing including an air inlet and an air outlet; a motor assembly provided within the motor housing, the motor assembly including a motor shaft; and a cooling fan provided adjacent to the air inlet, the cooling fan being rotatable about a fan shaft. The fan shaft is separate from the motor shaft and th...