ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,577,743, issued on March 17, was assigned to Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).

"Work machine" was invented by Soji Kashima (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 fan that cools the motor and is provided between the motor and the blade."

The patent was filed on Aug. 24, 2022, under Application No. 17/894,527.

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