ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,600,201, issued on April 14, was assigned to NIHON PLAST Co. LTD. (Fujinomiya, Japan).

"Wind direction adjustment apparatus" was invented by Takashi Enokizono (Shizuoka, Japan) and Kenichi Kamio (Shizuoka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a wind direction adjustment apparatus capable of adjusting a wind direction with a simple configuration while improving an appearance. A wind direction adjustment apparatus 1 includes a cylindrical case body 3 whose one end side is contracted in a predetermined direction, and through which air passes from the other end side to the one end side. The wind direction adjustment apparatus 1 ...