ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,435,731, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to HOTECK INC. (Taichung, Taiwan).

"Ceiling fan blade quick assembly structure" was invented by Lung-Fa Hsieh (Taichung, Taiwan), Yu-Chen Hsieh (Taichung, Taiwan), Min-Yuan Hsiao (Taichung, Taiwan) and Ying-Pin Chiang (Taichung, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ceiling fan blade quick assembly structure includes a blade frame, fan blades, and tenon assemblies. The blade frame includes mounting portions, each of the mounting portions includes a base plate, and positioning holes are formed on the base plate. Each fan blade has a blade body and an assembly portion. Engaging hooks are disposed on...