ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,618,417, issued on May 5, was assigned to MAKITA Corp. (Anjo, Japan).

"Blower" was invented by Kazuki Mizuta (Anjo, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A blower may include: a prime mover, a fan configured to be driven by the prime mover, a blower duct through which an airflow generated by the fan flows; a plate portion disposed inside the blower duct and having side surfaces extending along a direction in which the airflow flows; and a protrusion protruding from the side surfaces near a downstream end of the plate portion in a direction blocking the airflow."

The patent was filed on June 3, 2025, under Application No. 19/226,295.

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