US 11,774,119 B2
Bottom-mounted whole house fan assembly
John Paul Calvanico, Oceanside, CA (US); David Winsor Rillie, Vista, CA (US); and Tyler Brinkman, Vista, CA (US)
Assigned to Solatube International, Inc., Vista, CA (US)
Filed by Solatube International, Inc., Vista, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 25, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/159,669.
Application 18/159,669 is a continuation of application No. 16/515,663, filed on Jul. 18, 2019, granted, now 11,592,197, issued on Feb. 28, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2023/0167990 A1, Jun. 1, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. F24F 7/06 (2006.01); F24F 13/32 (2006.01); F24F 13/10 (2006.01)
CPC F24F 7/065 (2013.01) [F24F 13/10 (2013.01); F24F 13/32 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An assembly, comprising:
at least one fan assembly;
at least one intake plenum configured to be mounted on at least one structure of a ceiling in a building;
at least one mount configured for vertical mounting on structure of the ceiling at a lower end of the mount and to the fan assembly at an upper end of the mount such that the fan assembly is not suspended from a rafter and is mounted, when installed in a building, to the ceiling by the at least one mount.