ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,378,973, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to MAXTON ENGINEERING LTD. (Central, Hong Kong).
"Modular tower fan" was invented by Shou Qiang Zhu (La Verne, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular tower fan comprising a fan module having a fan housing wherein the fan housing comprises a blower fan and bearings supporting the blower fan for rotation within the fan housing, and a fan gear provided at a bottom of the fan housing; and a drive module having a drive housing, wherein the drive module comprises a drive motor, control circuitry, wirings and other electrical components within the drive housing, and a drive gear at a top of the dr...