ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,359,678, issued on July 15, was assigned to JIANGMEN KEYE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES MANUFACTURING Co. LTD (Jiangmen, China).

"Ceiling fan" was invented by Guanglian Lin (Jiangmen, China) and Weiquan Li (Jiangmen, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ceiling fan is provided. The ceiling fan includes a mounting fixture configured to removably connect the ceiling fan to an installation location; a connecting rod, one end of which is connected to the mounting fixture; a motor assembly including a housing, a rotor and a stator located in the housing, and a motor shaft fixed to the stator, wherein a first end of the motor shaft is connected to the...