ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,973, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to SEA SONIC ELECTRONICS Co. LTD. (Taipei, Taiwan).

"Partially luminous fan blade and fan containing same" was invented by Cheng-Ting Chu (Taipei, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A partially luminous fan blade and fan containing same. The fan blade includes a light guide bracket, an annular sleeve, and a plurality of blades. The light guide bracket is formed with a shaft connection portion. The annular sleeve is integrated with the blades. The annular sleeve and the light guide bracket together form a hub portion of the fan blade. The annular sleeve is connected to the light guide bracket. T...