ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,067, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).

"Work machine" was invented by Kota Tokubi (Wako, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A work machine that smooths a road surface by rotating a blade contacting the road surface, the work machine comprises: a motor that rotates the blade; and a power supply device that includes a battery pack that supplies electric power to the motor, wherein the power supply device is disposed above the motor."

The patent was filed on Aug. 23, 2022, under Application No. 17/894,111.

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