ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,540,728, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to HKC-US LLC (Memphis, Tenn.).

"Garage fan with adjustable lights" was invented by Brendan Patrick Byrne (Germantown, Tenn.), Jeffrey Blaise Newman (Cornelius, N.C.) and Matthew Willard (Collierville, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Ceiling, and wall mounted garage-fans include left and right paddles, with a plurality of LEDS (light emitting diodes) adjustably mounted to left and right sides of a ring housing with a fan. Left adjustable mount allows the left paddle with LEDS rotate in vertical and horizontal axes. Right adjustable mount allows the right paddle with LEDS rotate in vertical and ...