ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,404,993, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to Rite-Hite Holding Corp. (Milwaukee).

"Fan and light units and associated mounting arrangements for use at a loading dock" was invented by Aaron J. Wiegel (Benton, Wis.), David Swift (Dubuque, Iowa), Jason Dondlinger (Bellevue, Iowa) and Lucas I. Paruch (Dubuque, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Example fan and light units and associated mounting arrangements for use at a loading dock are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a frame including a bar to be pivotally coupled to a support system via a point of attachment on the bar. The apparatus includes a fan and a controller to be coupled ...