ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,969, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to SHINANO KENSHI K.K. (Nagano, Japan).
"Blower" was invented by Akishige Umematsu (Nagano, Japan) and Naomasa Yoshida (Nagano, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A blower improving heat dissipation of a bearing and achieving long operating life without increasing the number of parts is provided. A bearing holding portion rotatably supporting a motor shaft, to which a rotor of a motor and an impeller are assembled on two longitudinal sides, respectively via a bearing, is assembled to a fan casing, and part of the bearing holding portion adjacent to the impeller extends to a position facing an ai...