US 11,674,521 B2
Ceiling fan with germicidal capabilities
Lennie Rhoades, Nicholasville, KY (US); Eric Evans, Lexington, KY (US); Marc McKinzie, Lexington, KY (US); Richard Lenser, Lexington, KY (US); Andrew Koukis, Danville, KY (US); and Daniel Dalton, Lexington, KY (US)
Assigned to DELTA T, LLC, Lexington, KY (US)
Filed by DELTA T, LLC, Lexington, KY (US)
Filed on Apr. 14, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/230,225.
Application 17/230,225 is a division of application No. 17/147,133, filed on Jan. 12, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/123,595, filed on Dec. 10, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/054,871, filed on Jul. 22, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/040,274, filed on Jun. 17, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/039,788, filed on Jun. 16, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0388843 A1, Dec. 16, 2021
Int. Cl. F04D 25/08 (2006.01); A61L 9/20 (2006.01); F21V 33/00 (2006.01)
CPC F04D 25/088 (2013.01) [A61L 9/20 (2013.01); F21V 33/0096 (2013.01)] 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fan adapted to be mounted to a ceiling, comprising:
a hub connected to a plurality of fan blades;
a motor adapted to rotate the hub;
a housing for housing the motor;
a support adapted to support the hub and motor from the ceiling; and
an uplight module connected to the support, the uplight module including one or more LEDs associated with a circuit board in the form of an annular ring surrounding the support, the one or more LEDs arranged to project light toward the ceiling when the fan is mounted thereto;
wherein the uplight module comprises an annular recessed portion formed by an inner wall defining an opening for receiving the support and a peripheral lip, the annular recessed portion receiving the circuit board in a position so that an outer edge of the circuit board is below the peripheral lip, and an inner edge of the circuit board is below the inner wall.