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US 12,540,728 · App. 19/079,160 · Granted Feb 3, 2026

Garage fan with adjustable lights

Inventors: Brendan Patrick Byrne (Germantown, TN); Jeffrey Blaise Newman (Cornelius, NC); Matthew Willard (Collierville, TN)
Assignee: HKC-US, LLC
F21V33/0096F04D25/088F04D29/644
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Patent No.
US 12,540,728
App. No.
19/079,160
Granted
Feb 3, 2026
Kind
B1
Abstract

Ceiling, and wall mounted garage-fans include left and right paddles, with a plurality of LEDS (light emitting diodes) adjustably mounted to left and right sides of a ring housing with a fan. Left adjustable mount allows the left paddle with LEDS rotate in vertical and horizontal axes. Right adjustable mount allows the right paddle with LEDS rotate in vertical and horizontal axes. The housing can be mounted by a lower C channel to a ceiling. Left and right rotatable-knobs on the C-channel, can be loosened so that a handle can be moved to change orientation of the housing. The housing can be mounted by another C channel to a wall. Knobs on the C-channel, allow the housing be pivoted up or down to change orientation of the fan. The wall mount can include a horizontal pivot so that the fan can be moved across a horizontal plane.

Claims (40)

1 . A ceiling mounted garage fan with adjustable lights, comprising:

a canopy mount for mounting the garage fan with the adjustable lights to a ceiling surface;

a down rod having an upper end attached to the canopy mount, and a lower end;

a lower facing C bracket having an apex attached to the lower end of the down rod;

a ring shaped housing for a fan having a front side for emitting air therefrom, and a rear side;

a left locking member for attaching a lower left end of the C bracket to a left side of the ring shaped housing;

a right locking member for attaching a lower right end of the C bracket to a right side of the ring shaped housing;

a handle extending below the ring shaped housing, which allows the ring shaped housing to pivot upward or downward by moving the handle in different directions, wherein the left locking member and the right locking member are loosened to allow the handle to move the ring shaped housing to a selected orientation, and the left locking member and the right locking member are tightened after the ring shaped housing has been moved to the selected orientation; and

adjustable lights on a left side and a right side of the ring shaped housing that are each separately adjustable to selected light aiming positions, wherein the adjustable lights include:

a left paddle with a plurality light emitting diodes (LEDs) located on one side of the left paddle member; and

a right paddle with another plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) on one side of the right paddle member.

2 . The ceiling mounted garage fan with adjustable lights of claim 1 , further comprising:

a left horizontal rotatable axis member for rotatably mounting the left paddle along a rotatable horizontal axis to the left side of the ring shaped housing;

a left vertical rotatable axis member for rotatably mounting the left paddle along a rotatable vertical axis to the left side of the ring shaped housing;

a right horizontal rotatable axis member for rotatably mounting the right paddle along a rotatable horizontal axis to the right side of the ring shaped housing; and

a right vertical rotatable axis member for rotatably mounting the right paddle along a rotatable vertical axis to the right side of the ring shaped housing.

3 . The ceiling mounted garage fan with adjustable lights of claim 2 , wherein the handle includes a U shaped handle extending below the ring shaped housing.

4 . The ceiling mounted garage fan with adjustable lights of claim 1 , wherein the handle includes a U shaped handle extending below the ring shaped housing.

5 . A method or providing a garage fan with adjustable lights, comprising the steps of:

providing a surface mount for mounting the garage fan to a surface selected from a ceiling surface and a wall surface;

providing a C bracket attached to the surface mount;

providing a ring shaped housing for a fan having a front side for emitting air therefrom, and a rear side, the ring shaped housing attached within the C bracket;

providing a left rotatable knob for attaching a left end of the C bracket to a left side of the ring shaped housing;

providing a right rotatable knob for attaching a right end of the C bracket to a right side of the ring shaped housing; and

the ring shaped housing has been moved to a selected orientation; and

providing adjustable paddle lights with light emitting diodes (LEDs) to a left side and a right side of the ring shaped housing that are adjustable to selected light aiming positions.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the step of providing adjustable paddle lights, further comprises the steps of:

providing a left paddle with a plurality light emitting diodes (LEDs) located on one side of the left paddle; and

providing a right paddle with another plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) on one side of the right paddle;

providing a left horizontal rotatable axis member for rotatably mounting the left paddle along a rotatable horizontal axis to the left side of the ring shaped housing;

providing a left vertical rotatable axis member for rotatably mounting the left paddle along a rotatable vertical axis to the left side of the ring shaped housing;

providing a right horizontal rotatable axis member for rotatably mounting the right paddle along a rotatable horizontal axis to the right side of the ring shaped housing; and

providing a right vertical rotatable axis member for rotatably mounting the right paddle along a rotatable vertical axis to the right side of the ring shaped housing.

7 . A garage fan with adjustable lights, comprising:

a surface mount for mounting the garage fan to a surface selected from a ceiling surface and a wall surface;

a C bracket attached to the surface mount;

a ring shaped housing for a fan having a front side for emitting air therefrom, and a rear side, the ring shaped housing attached within the C bracket;

a left rotatable knob for attaching a left end of the C bracket to a left side of the ring shaped housing;

a right rotatable knob for attaching a right end of the C bracket to a right side of the ring shaped housing, wherein the left rotatable knob and the right rotatable knob allow for the ring shaped housing to be moved to a selected orientation; and

adjustable paddle lights with light emitting diodes (LEDs) mounted to a left side and a right side of the ring shaped housing that are adjustable to selected light aiming positions.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 13, 2025
From: BYRNE, BRENDAN PATRICK; NEWMAN, JEFFREY BLAISE; WILLARD, MATTHEW
To: HKC-US, LLC
Reel/Frame 070506/0329 →
Continuity (1)
Provisional Application 63567131 · Mar 19, 2024
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