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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7828524 | Necklace style portable cooling device A personal cooling device especially adapted to be worn around the neck of the user formed by an enclosure, a power source carried in the enclosure, a centrifugal flow impeller carried within the enclosure, a motor carried within the enclosure for powering the impel... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7327559 | Apparatus and method for heating the hands of keyboard users A computer keyboard has a chassis, internal components and keys, at least one heating element positioned in an opening into the chassis, and at least one fan positioned to urge air over the heating element and into the chassis. Air entering the chassis over the heat... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7316540 | Rotatable pivot mount for fans and other appliances A pivot assembly that can be used with various appliances. The pivot assembly provides up to three degrees of freedom when positioning the appliance. The pivot may be used, for example, with a fan that is mounted on a base such that direction of the airflow generate... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7311573 | Water craft paddle device for one-arm use A water craft or canoe paddle device is provided for one-arm use. The paddle device enables a user to produce power strokes similar to strokes that are achieved with a traditional canoe paddle used by an individual using two unimpaired arms and two unimpaired hands.... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7300243 | Power blower A power blower has a fan housing, a blowing fan accommodated in the fan housing, a drive source for driving the blowing fan, an operating handle connected to the fan housing for gripping by an operator of the power blower, and at least one vibration damping member i... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7290292 | Combined solar powered fan and hat arrangement for maximizing airflow through the hat An apparatus includes a hat including a unitary brim that is provided with spaced inner and outer edges defining a slope traveling downwardly and outwardly towards the outer edge. The hat further includes a raised head region including a pair of spaced and coextensi... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7285934 | Combination of power supply and detachable electric implement A combination of a power supply and a detachable electric implement is constructed to include a housing holding a power pack, a first coupling device fixedly located on the housing, an electric implement, which can be an electric sealing apparatus, electric fan, fla... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7243860 | Portable misting device with drinking spout and fan assist A portable misting device having a body with an internal and fluid holding reservoir. A fill port provides for refilling of the fluid holding reservoir and one or more discharge ports are in fluidic communication with the reservoir. A fluid conveying conduit extends... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7231777 | Portable personal cooling device A portable personal cooling device substantially utilizing components typical in gas refrigerant air conditioning. The device is worn as a backpack, with adjustable shoulder straps for user size variations. Gas refrigeration provides effective cooling even in condit... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7216642 | Pneumatically launched folding wing glider toy A glider toy has pivoting wings that may be locked in a retracted position prior to launch. Upon launching of the glider, the wings may be unlocked. During flight, the wings extend forward for an entertaining glide at the urging of one or more elastic members. A lau... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7204463 | Balancer device for hanging article A balancer device, which is adapted for incorporating with a hanging article having two sidewalls, a front side, and an opposed rear side facing towards a supporting surface, includes two balancing wings each having an inner end, and two connecting units provided at... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7143451 | Hat including active ventilation A hat including an encased fan unit and an array of solar cells is described. In a preferred embodiment the fan unit is a low profile fan unit having a total thickness of less than 15 mm. The fan is typically located on the back of the hat's body providing airflow o... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7121804 | Fan system A wind power generating system that includes a series of progressively larger fan fans, the fans positioned in series relative to one another such that the blades of the trailing fans project into the wind stream that has been disturbed by the preceding fan and the ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7118344 | Wind power plant for generating energy A wind power system (1) for generating power is proposed, comprising a rotor which is axially flowed through, is rotatably held on a shaft (2) and is provided with blades (3), as well as a guide device (5) which accelerates the air flow t... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7011500 | Rolling barrel fan A ventilation fan that functions as a wheel for movements. The generally cylindrical fan housing is pivotally coupled to a triangular handle. The handle may be manually grasped to roll the fan towards an operative position. The handle may be positioned in a temporar... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6960063 | Vortex attractor without a backplate A vortex generating apparatus has the capability of attracting and removably adhering one or more solid objects. The apparatus comprises an impeller housed within a shell. The vortex attractor generates a vortical fluid flow generally in the form of a helical or spi... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6955527 | Two-way mounting air pump with an inflation mode and a deflation mode A two-way mounting mode air pump is constructed to include a housing affixed to an inflatable object, a battery case mounted in the housing, the battery case having a female coupling device and power output contacts in the female coupling device, and a motor pump se... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6955524 | Necklace fan A personal fan has a stable mounting base with a bottom surface adapted to lie against the chest of a wearer and a top surface. The stable mounting base is in the form of a weighted shallow robust body having a length and breadth substantially greater than its thick... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6935944 | Air systems for vehicles A vehicle with an air system for directing a flow of air at the rear of a head and/or neck of a person occupying the vehicle and/or for directing a flow of air to a space under a roof or canopy of the vehicle to dissipate hot air beneath the roof or canopy. ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6915996 | Pivotal shaft assembly for plane displays The present invention discloses a pivotal shaft assembly for plane displays, including a bottom plate, a fixing-member mounted at the front side of the bottom plate and having a positioning ball integrally coupled to the front side of a support base of the spherical... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6899516 | Transverse type blowers A blower includes a base having a transverse passage for receiving a motor therein and a fan device driven by the motor extends from a hole in an end of the base. A casing including an outlet is connected to the base and mounted to the fan device. An anti-back devic... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6857850 | Fan for a grain bin and the like A fan for use with a grain structure and the like having end plates in spaced parallel alignment with an inlet port in one plate and an outlet port in the opposite plate, a barrel housing positioned between the end plates and in communication with the ports, and a p... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6821095 | Portable air circulation device A portable electrical blower assembly is provided. The portable electrical blower assembly has a pair of wall members; a motor control assembly coupled to a surface of one of the wall members, the motor control assembly including a motor control housing; a motor adj... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6666647 | Neck fan for personal cooling Provided is a neck fan for personal cooling which can be supported by a lanyard around a wearer's neck so that a cooling breeze may be directed to cool the wearer's face and neck area while the wearer's hands are free to be engaged in ordinary activities ... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6658759 | Nail dryer A nail dryer includes a housing for contacting a user's fingers and an air stream generation unit received in the shell for generation of air stream in order to dry nail polish on the user's nails. The housing defines a plurality of vents and a plurality ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6464468 | Personal smoke repeller A personal fan construction 10 for blowing noxious fumes and odors away from a user's breathing passages and including a fan unit 13 mounted on a housing member 30 that is provided with at least one slot 32 dimensioned to receive a strap unit 11 for secur... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6454539 | Personal fan system A personal fan generally comprises a source of electrical power such as, for example a power supply unit and a fan motor with one or more blades dependently supported by an adjustable arm. A tilt switch is provided for novel functionality for the personal... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6409475 | Computer cooling fan computer cooling fan includes a fan and a plastic fan holder fixedly fastened to the computer mainframe, monitor, computer table, or the like, and adapted to hold the fan, the fan having a fan stand capable of supporting the fan on a flat surface positive... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6347922 | Portable cooling fan with indented blades A portable cooling fan. The fan includes a fixed rack arranged under a frame body, a wheel set disposed laterally on the fixed rack, a support rod located at a position opposite against the wheel set for stabilization, and a handgrip arranged on an upper ... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6340283 | Adjustable impingement dual blower apparatus A pair of high speed blowers are pivotally mounted in a vertical plane on a movable frame structure. Each blower has blades turning in an opposite direction from the other blower. The blowers are locked in place at an angle of 10 to 60 degrees with respec... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6283706 | Adjustable harness for a portable fan A portable apparatus that includes fan and a harness adapted to permit the fan to be hung from a harness in a self-supported position on the wearer and which permits relocation of the fan to vary the distance of the fan from the neck of the wearer. The ha... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6179564 | Portable electric fan A portable electric fan is provided. The portable electric fan includes a handle constructed of a case in the form of a hollow column, having one end through which one or more power supplying batteries are installed, a motor connected to the electrode of ... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6155782 | Portable fan A small size portable fan having a mechanism for adjusting the angle of a blower relatively to a body portion, and a mechanism for hanging the fan to a human body or other objects. The fan includes a body portion, and a blower pivotally mounted on the bod... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6135714 | Necklace hanger for portable fan A necklace hanger for mounting on a portable fan to be worn is disclosed. The hanger includes a main body having a ring for fitly mounting on a fan and an extension for supporting the shroud of the fan. Then a cord is connected to the extension to form a ... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6120248 | Fan construction Fan construction which includes a pre-assembled pretested handle assembly, which contains a multi-position switch, a thermostat, a cordset and wiring to connect to a fan motor, which is snapped into place in a fan body or grill.... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6109874 | Portable fan device There is disclosed an elongate style portable fan device having an elongate body portion including a fan device mounted on the top end of the body portion. The elongate body portion is designed to lay flat on an underlying flat surface in a manner which m... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6106235 | Co-molded fan vane Co-molded fan vanes on a propeller. The vanes provide a soft, flexible material guard along the leading edge of each vane. This obviates the use of a propeller edge guard without concern for injury.... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6004093 | Portable air-blowing working machine A portable air-blowing working machine includes a prime mover and an air-blowing system. The air-blowing system incorporates first-stage and second-stage centrifugal air-blowing sections, which are rotatably driven by an output shaft of a prime mover and ... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5851106 | Portable fan device There is disclosed an elongate style portable fan device having an elongate body portion including a fan device mounted on the top end of the body portion. The elongate body portion is designed to lay flat on an underlying flat surface in a manner which m... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5795201 | One-handed canoe paddle This one-handed canoe paddle is comprised of a blade portion, a hand grip portion, and an arm cuff portion. The hand grip is integral with the blade and is at an angle to the centerline of the paddle approximating the angle which a closed hand makes with ... | 08/18/1998 |
